Glas

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Etymology [edit]

From Old High German glas, gles, from Proto-Germanic *glasą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (to shine, glimmer, glow). Compare Low German Glas, Dutch glas, English glass, Icelandic gler.

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Glas n (genitive Glases, plural Gläser)

  1. (material) glass
  2. (container) glass
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 36:
      Ein frisch gefülltes Glas Champagner stand vor ihm. Er trank es in einem Zug aus – mit Lust, fast mit Begier.
      A freshly filled glass of champaign was in front of him. He emptied it in one draught – with pleasure, almost with greed.
  3. (container) jar (made of glass)
    • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 31:
      So wurden im Garten noch die letzten Stachelbeeren und Himbeeren, wurden schon frühe Pflaumen und Pfirsiche gepflückt; in der Küche weckte Mamsell das viele Obst und Gemüse in unzähligen Gläsern ein; […]
      So even the last gooseberries and raspberries and already early plums and peaches were plucked in the garden; in the kitchen the housekeeper canned all this large amount of fruits and vegetables in countless jars; […]

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Noun [edit]

Glas n (genitive Glases, plural Glasen)

  1. The amount of a liquid that fits into a glass
  2. (nautical) time stamp for half an hour

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