Brill

See also: brill

English

Etymology

Proper noun

Brill

  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP6514).
  3. A hamlet in Constantine parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7229).
  4. A neighbourhood of Elberfeld, Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
  5. An unincorporated community in the town of Oak Grove, Barron County, Wisconsin, United States.

Derived terms

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East Central German

Etymology

Compare German Brille.

Noun

Brill f (plural Brilln)

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) glasses

References

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German brille, berille, from berillus (beryl), from Latin beryllus (beryl). Compare German Brille, Dutch bril.

Noun

Brill f (plural Brille)

  1. glasses, spectacles
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