braille

== English == === Alternative forms === Braille === Etymology === Borrowed from French braille, named after French educator Louis Braille (1809–1852). The /eɪl/ seems to reflect a spelling pronunciation; French has /aj/ instead. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɹeɪl/ Rhymes: -eɪl IPA(key): /ˈbɹaɪ/ (approximating French pronunciation; uncommon) Rhymes: -aɪ === Noun === braille (countable and uncountable, plural brailles) A system of writing in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three or four rows of two dots each and are read by the blind and partially sighted using the fingertips. ==== Usage notes ==== The Braille Authority of North America recommends using lower-case braille for the script, and reserving capital Braille for the man. However, the script is commonly capitalized as well. In British English, the capitalised form Braille is preferred. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === braille (third-person singular simple present brailles, present participle brailling, simple past and past participle brailled) To write in, or convert into, the braille writing system. (informal, by extension) to identify something by touch. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === braille (not comparable) Of, relating to or written in braille. === Further reading === braille on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Briella, Liberal, liberal == Dutch == === Alternative forms === Braille (unofficial) === Etymology === Borrowed from French braille. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbraːi̯ə/ Hyphenation: brail‧le === Noun === braille n (uncountable, no diminutive) braille == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁaj/ === Etymology 1 === Named after French educator Louis Braille (1809–1852). ==== Noun ==== braille m (plural brailles) braille === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== braille inflection of brailler: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “braille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === bâiller, libéral == Irish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English braille. === Noun === braille m (genitive singular braille) braille Synonym: scríbhneoireacht bhraille ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== cló bhraille m (“braille type”) === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “braille”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “braille”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “braille”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 “braille”, in The National Terminology Database for Irish, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge, 2006–2026 == Middle English == === Noun === braille alternative form of brayle == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === braile (nonstandard) === Etymology === Borrowed from French braille, named after French educator Louis Braille (1809–1852). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ajli, -ajlɨ Hyphenation: brail‧le === Noun === braille m (plural brailles) braille (system of writing using raised dots) ==== Usage notes ==== Тhis word’s standard spelling utilizes doubled ⟨ll⟩ because it is derived from a foreign given name. For the same reason, the spelling with a single ⟨l⟩ is nonstandard. === References === === Further reading === “braille”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “braille”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “braille”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “braille”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === Syllabification: brai‧lle === Noun === braille m (uncountable) braille === Further reading === “braille”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “braille, en minúscula, con elle y en redonda”, in Fundéu (in Spanish), 2 January 2020, retrieved 26 January 2024