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éclat

(Engels)

  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

Frequentie

C1
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/e.kla/
Etymologie (Engels)

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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