éclat

== English == === Alternative forms === eclat === Etymology === Borrowed from French éclat, from éclater (“to burst out”). Akin to Old English slītan (“to split”). More at slice, slit. Doublet of slate and slat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɪˈklɑː/ IPA(key): (obsolete) /eɪˈklɔː/ Rhymes: -ɑː === Noun === éclat (countable and uncountable, plural éclats) A brilliant or successful effect; brilliance of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === CELTA, Cleta, cleat, ectal == French == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.kla/ === Noun === éclat m (plural éclats) brilliance, shine, lustre 1837 Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manchefr.Wikisource, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I: fragment Il a été blessé par un éclat d’obus. ― He was wounded by a grenade fragment. Strong reaction; scandal Cette affaire fait éclat, fait de l’éclat, grand éclat, beaucoup d’éclat. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) (Louisiana) clap, peal (of thunder, laughter) (Louisiana, in the plural) tinder, kindling ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: éclat → German: Eklat === Further reading === “éclat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN) === Anagrams === celât, lacet, lacté, tacle, taclé