Glick

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Glick (plural Glicks)

  1. A surname.

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Glick is the 3506th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10196 individuals. Glick is most common among White (96.32%) individuals.

Bavarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German gelücke, glücke, probably from Old Dutch *gilukki. Cognates include German Glück, Dutch geluk, English luck, Danish lykke, Swedish lycka, Icelandic lukka.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Glick n (no plural, diminutive Glickerl)

  1. happiness, joy, bliss (state or emotion)
  2. luck, success (mostly when seen as dependant on unearned, accidental factors)
  3. good luck, chance (positive coincidence)
  4. (only in specific contexts) luck, chance, coincidence in general, fate

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Derived terms[edit]

East Central German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare German Glück.

Noun[edit]

Glick n

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) luck
  2. (Erzgebirgisch) happiness

Further reading[edit]

  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 53:

Hunsrik[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Glick n

  1. happiness
  2. luck
    Er hod fiel Glick.
    He has a lot of luck.
    Du host Glick, dasst-du noch lebst.
    You're lucky to be alive.

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Pennsylvania German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare German Glück, Dutch geluk, English luck.

Noun[edit]

Glick n

  1. luck, fortune
  2. good luck
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