braille
English
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Pronunciation
Noun
braille (countable and uncountable, plural brailles)
- A system of writing invented by Louis Braille, in which letters and some combinations of letters are represented by raised dots arranged in three 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 reserve capital Braille for the man. However, the script is commonly capitalized as well. In British English, the capitalised form Braille should always be used.
Derived terms
Translations
system of writing using raised dots
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Verb
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- To write in, or convert into, the braille writing system.
- I played back my recorded notes and brailled them.
Adjective
braille (not comparable)
- Of, relating to or written in braille.
Further reading
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
braille
- first-person singular present indicative of brailler
- third-person singular present indicative of brailler
- first-person singular present subjunctive of brailler
- third-person singular present subjunctive of brailler
- second-person singular imperative of brailler
Anagrams
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English braille.
Noun
braille m (genitive singular braille)
- braille
- Synonym: scríbhneoireacht bhraille
Declension
Declension of braille
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- cló bhraille m (“braille type”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
braille | bhraille | mbraille |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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, 2013-2024
- “braille”, in The National Terminology Database for Irish, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge, 2006–2024
Middle English
Noun
braille
- Alternative form of brayle
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Noun
braille m (plural s)
- braille (system of writing using raised dots)
Spanish
Proper noun
braille m
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