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Glas

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See also: glas, glás, and glas'

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch and German Glas.

Proper noun

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Glas (plural Glases)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Glas is the 34758th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 650 individuals. Glas is most common among White (90.46%) individuals.

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Alemannic German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German glas, from Old High German glas, from Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą. Cognate with German Glas, Dutch glas, English glass.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Glas n (plural Gleser, diminutive Glesli)

  1. glass (material)
  2. glass (drinking vessel)
  3. pane of glass

Dutch

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Etymology

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From glas (glass).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Glas

  1. a surname

German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Glas n (strong, genitive Glases, plural Gläser or Glas, diminutive Gläschen n or Gläslein n)

  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; […]
  4. (amount of liquid) glass

Usage notes

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  • The normal plural is Gläser.
  • The unchanged plural Glas can be used, alternatively, after numerals when referring to a quantity of drinks someone has drunk (or served, etc.): Mein Vater trinkt jeden Abend fünf Glas Bier. – “My father has five glasses of beer every evening.”

Declension

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Derived terms

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Noun

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Glas n (mixed, genitive Glases, plural Glasen)

  1. (nautical) time stamp for half an hour

Declension

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Further reading

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German glas, from Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą. Cognate with German Glas, Dutch glas, English glass.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Glas n (plural Glieser)

  1. (uncountable) glass (material)
  2. glass (drinking vessel)
  3. (plural Glas) glass (amount of liquid)
  4. jar (made of glass)

Further reading

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  • Glas in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire