briljera

Swedish

Etymology

From French briller, from Italian brillare. Italian term arguably from Vulgar Latin berillare. Likely from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos). Compare origin of briljant, brillor, beryll.

Verb

briljera (present briljerar, preterite briljerade, supine briljerat, imperative briljera)

  1. shine, excel
    Synonym: glänsa
  2. flaunt, show off
    Synonym: pråla

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Finnish: briljeerata

References

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