Kirundi
ibirore
Word parts: ibi-rore
ee-bee-ROH-reh
How to say it
Kirundiibiroreee-bee-ROH-rehsoon
Englisheyeglassessoon
Frenchlunettessoon
Meaning
a pair of lenses worn to correct or protect the eyes; eyeglasses; the lexicalized plural of icirore.
Good to know
plural of icirore (ici-/ibi- class); lexicalized — icirore means 'mirror', while its plural ibirore means 'eyeglasses'.
Examples
- Ibirore vyanje birankenewe kugira nsome neza.I need my eyeglasses to read well.
- Ibirore vyawe uvyambaye ryari?When did you start wearing your eyeglasses?
- Nta birore nzi aho vyagiye.I don't know where my eyeglasses went.
- Umuganga w'amaso azongera kunsuzumira imbere yo kumpa ibirore bishasha.The eye doctor will examine me again before giving me new eyeglasses.
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