Glarus

English

canton of Glarus

Proper noun

Glarus

1. A canton of Switzerland.

   Synonym: canton of Glarus

2. A town, the capital of Glarus canton, Switzerland.

Translations

canton of Switzerland

• Danish: Glarus
• French: Glaris (fr)
• Georgian: გლარუსი (glarusi), გლარუსის კანტონი (glarusis ḳanṭoni)
• German: Glarus (de)

  Alemannic German: Glaris

• Italian: Glarona
• Polish: Glarus (pl) m
• Romansch: Glaruna
• Russian: Гла́рус m (Glárus)

town in Switzerland

• Danish: Glarus
• Georgian: გლარუსი (glarusi)
• German: Glarus (de)

  Alemannic German: Glaris

• Italian: Glarona
• Romansch: Glaruna

See also

• (cantons of Switzerland) Appenzell Inner Rhodes, Appenzell Outer Rhodes, Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Glarus, Grisons, Jura, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Vaud, Valais, Zug, Zurich ^{(Category: en:Cantons of Switzerland)}

Anagrams

• Grauls, Lugars, gulars, guslar

German

Kanton Glarus

Alternative forms

• GL (canton; ISO 3166-2:CH)
• Glaris (Alemannic)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlaːʁʊs/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): [ˈɡlarʊs] (Switzerland, sometimes)
• IPA^(key): [ˈɡlarɪs] (Switzerland)

• Audio (Switzerland):

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Proper noun

Glarus n (proper noun, genitive Glarus' or (with an article) Glarus)

1. Glarus (a canton of Switzerland)

   Synonym: Kanton Glarus

2. Glarus (a town, the capital of Glarus canton, Switzerland)

See also

• (cantons of Switzerland) Schweizer Kantone; Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Freiburg, Genf, Glarus, Graubünden, Jura, Luzern, Neuenburg, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Tessin, Thurgau, Uri, Waadt, Wallis, Zug, Zürich ^{(Category: de:Cantons of Switzerland)}

Further reading

• “Glarus” in Duden online
• “Glarus” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon