The Word for "Spectacles" in Other Languages

Carved antler, handle of a fork, 17th century
Carved antler, handle of a fork, 17th century
Snuff-box, Stobwasser-box-paper mache, lacquered, end of 18th century, reproduction of painting by Reymerswaele
Snuff-box, Stobwasser-box-paper mache, lacquered, end of 18th century, reproduction of painting by Reymerswaele
 
Child with Spectacles and a Mirror, oil, 18th century, Germany
Child with Spectacles and a Mirror, oil, 18th century, Germany
Detail from The Visitation with Saint Nicholas and Saint Anthony Abbot, c. 1490 National Gallery of Art
Detail from The Visitation with Saint Nicholas and Saint Anthony Abbot, c. 1490, National Gallery of Art (Click to visit the National Gallery of Art website)
 Woodcarving of a Wife to Padua, J. Amman, original from Hans Sachs, late 16th century
 Woodcarving of a Wife to Padua, J. Amman, original from Hans Sachs, late 16th century

Afrikaans

bril

Albanian

syze, gjyzlykë  

American English Eyeglasses

Arabic 

‏نظارات , ‏ببهرجة. Nazzarat

Bulgarian 

очила  

Catalan

ulleres

Czech

brejle  

Danish Briller
Dutch Bril

Esperanto

okulvitroj  

Finnish

silmälasit

French Lunettes (Little moons)
German Brillen (The material from which the lenses were made.)

Greek 

γυαλιά  

Hebrew 

משקפים  Mischkafayim

Hindi Ai'nak

Hungarian

szemüveg  

Indonesian

kaca mata

Italian Occhiale (Indicative of a second pair of eyes)

Japanese

Megane, Aitai

Kiswahili (Tanzania) miwani
Lithuanian akiniai, pensne, akulioriai

Lombard

oggiaj

Manx

speckleyryn

Norwegian

briller

Papiamen

brel di bista, brel

Pig Latin

ectaclesspay

Polish Okulary, okularz

Portuguese

óculos (Oculos)

Romanian

ochelari

Russian 

очки (Ochki)

Scottish

speuclair

Serbo-Croatian

naočari

Slovak okuliare
Spanish Gafas, Anteojos (something placed before the eyes), Espejuelos

Sranan

aygrasi

Swedish

glasögon

Turkish

gözlük

Turkmen 

дяnek

Ukrainian

кольорове скло світлофора, окуляри

Urdu Chashmaa

Welsh

sbectol.

Zulu

izibuko

 


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