Männlich

éclat

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. (masculine) brilliance, shine, lustre
  2. (masculine) fragment
  3. (masculine) Strong reaction; scandal
  4. (Louisiana, masculine) clap, peal (of thunder, laughter)
  5. (Louisiana, in-plural, masculine) tinder, kindling

Frequenz

C1
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/e.kla/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

Deverbal from éclater (“to burst”), from Middle French esclater (“to break, break violently”), from Old French esclater (“to separate from, sunder out”) (deverbal also in Old French esclat), from Frankish *slaitan (“to split, break”), from Proto-Germanic *slaitijaną, causative of Proto-Germanic *slītaną (“to cut up, split”). Akin to Old High German sleizan (“to tear”), Old English slītan (“to split”). More at slice, slit, slate, slat.

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