Masculine
éclat
Meaning
- (masculine) brilliance, shine, lustre
- (masculine) fragment
- (masculine) Strong reaction; scandal
- (Louisiana, masculine) clap, peal (of thunder, laughter)
- (Louisiana, in-plural, masculine) tinder, kindling
Concepts
spendour
broken pieces
Synonyms
copeaux de bois
lumière éblouissante
regard furieux
déchirage
bribe
Translations
Glanz
brillo
schittering
splendore
parlaklık
brilhoFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/e.kla/
Etymology
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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