die Brille
noun · /ˈbʁɪlə/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German brille, berille, from berillus (“beryl”), from Latin beryllus (“beryl”). Compare dialectal English brills (“spectacles”). Meaning 3 ("toilet seat") is derived in analogy with the usually round shape of spectacle frames surrounding the glass, just as a toilet seat surrounds the toilet hole.
Translation
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glasses, spectacles (frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes to correct vision)
feminine
In einer Seitenstraße kaufte ich mir bei einem Optiker eine billige, blaue Brille und setzte sie sofort auf.
In a side street, I bought a cheap, blue pair of glasses at an optician and immediately put them on.
- goggles (protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face) feminine
- toilet seat (hinged, contoured seat with a hole in the middle, of a toilet) feminine
- nasal cannula for oxygen (clear plastic tubes for the delivery of oxygen to the nose) feminine
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Brille | Brillen |
| Accusative | Brille | Brillen |
| Dative | Brille | Brillen |
| Genitive | Brille | Brillen |