brill

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɹɪl/ Rhymes: -ɪl === Etymology 1 === Possibly from Cornish brilli (“mackerel”), from brithelli, plural of brithel (“mackerel”), from brith (“spotted”), from Proto-Brythonic *briθ. ==== Noun ==== brill (plural brills or brill) A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus. ===== Derived terms ===== New Zealand brill ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== brill (comparative more brill, superlative most brill) (UK, slang) Clipping of brilliant; wonderful, amusing; cool. ===== Derived terms ===== megabrill == Catalan == === Etymology === Deverbal from brillar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈbɾiʎ] === Noun === brill m (plural brills) bird call decoy bird Synonyms: munta, reclam === Further reading === “brill”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Middle English == === Noun === brill (Late Middle English) alternative form of beryl