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Glanz

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German

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German glanz (noun and adjective), from Old High German glanz (adjective), from Proto-Germanic *glantaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰlond-o-, ultimately from the root *gʰlend-.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    Glanz m (strong, genitive Glanzes, no plural)

    1. gleam, sparkle, glitter
    2. splendor, glory

    Declension

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    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Danish: glans
    • Dutch: glans
    • Norwegian Bokmål: glans
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: glans
    • Polish: glans, glanc
    • Swedish: glans

    References

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    • Kroonen, Guus (2013), “glintan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 181

    Further reading

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    • Glanz” in Duden online
    • Glanz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

    Luxembourgish

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    Etymology

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    From Middle High German glanz.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    Glanz m (uncountable)

    1. shine, gleam
    2. splendour
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    Further reading

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    • Glanz in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire