glas

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See also: Glas, glás, and glas'

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch glas, from Middle Dutch glas, from Old Dutch glas, from Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (“to shine, shimmer, glow”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /χlas/
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

glas (plural glase, diminutive glasie)

  1. (uncountable) glass (material)
  2. (countable) glass (vessel)

Derived terms[edit]

Breton[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

glas

  1. blue
  2. green

Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

glas n (plural gléezar, diminutive glèzale) (Luserna, Sette Comuni)

  1. glass (material)
    de gléezar 'me béestre ― window panes
  2. glass (drinking vessel)
    Synonym: tatza
    an glas bàin ― a glass of wine

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • “glas” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
  • “glas” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Cornish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Cornish glas, from Proto-Brythonic *glas, from Proto-Celtic *glastos.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ɡlaːz]
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ɡlæːz]

Adjective[edit]

glas

  1. blue
    Synonym: blou
  2. green (of living things)
  3. grey

Mutation[edit]

  Mutation of glas  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
glas las unchanged klas unchanged unchanged

See also[edit]

Colors in Cornish · liwyow (layout · text)
     gwynn      loos, glas      du
             rudh; kogh              rudhvelyn; gell, gorm              melyn
                          gwyrdh, glas             
                                       glas
             glasrudh, purpur              majenta; purpur, glasrudh              gwynnrudh, kigliw

Dalmatian[edit]

Noun[edit]

glas

  1. Alternative form of glaz

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse glas(keri), itself borrowed from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas.

Noun[edit]

glas n (singular definite glasset, plural indefinite glas)

  1. (uncountable) glass (substance)
  2. glass (drinking vessel)
  3. (nautical) bells, a mark given by the bells of a ship every half hour to mark the passing of time during a four-hour watch. There were eight bells per watch and then the counting started from the beginning.

Inflection[edit]

Declension of glas
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative glas glasset glas glassene
genitive glas' glassets glas' glassenes

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • → Icelandic: glas

Further reading[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch glas, from Old Dutch glas, from Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (“to shine, shimmer, glow”). Compare Low German Glas, German Glas, English glass, West Frisian glês, Icelandic gler.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

glas n (plural glazen, diminutive glaasje n)

  1. (uncountable) glass (material)
    Vensters zijn gemaakt van glas. ― Windows are made of glass.
  2. (countable) glass (vessel)
    Staan er al glazen op tafel? ― Are there glasses on the table yet?
  3. (countable) glass (quantity)
    Drink even een glas water. ― Drink a glass of water.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: glas
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: glasi
  • Negerhollands: glas
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: gilás
  • → Caribbean Javanese: gelas
  • → Indonesian: gelas
  • → Japanese: ガラス (garasu)
  • → Papiamentu: glas
  • → Sranan Tongo: grasi
    • → Galibi Carib: kalasi (or directly)

Further reading[edit]

  • “glas” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Anagrams[edit]

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse glas(keri), itself borrowed from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

glas n (genitive singular glas, plural gløs)

  1. glass (material)
  2. glass (beverage container)
  3. glass (quantity)
  4. little bottle

Declension[edit]

Declension of glas
n12 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative glas glasið gløs gløsini
accusative glas glasið gløs gløsini
dative glasi glasinum gløsum gløsunum
genitive glas glasins glasa glasanna

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *classum, from Latin classicum (“trumpet signal”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

glas m (plural glas)

  1. (funeral) bell
  2. (figuratively) death knell (omen)

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Haitian Creole[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

glas

  1. mirror

Etymology 2[edit]

From French glace (“ice”).

Noun[edit]

glas

  1. ice
Related terms[edit]

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse glas(keri), itself borrowed from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

glas n (genitive singular glass, nominative plural glös)

  1. glass (beverage container)

Declension[edit]

declension of glas
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative glas glasið glös glösin
accusative glas glasið glös glösin
dative glasi glasinu glösum glösunum
genitive glass glassins glasa glasanna

Derived terms[edit]

Irish[edit]

Wikipedia

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic *glastos.

Adjective[edit]

glas (genitive singular masculine glais, genitive singular feminine glaise, plural glasa, comparative glaise)

  1. green (of grass, trees, etc.)
    Proverb: Is glas na cnoic i bhfad uainn ― Far-off hills are green.
    1. young and fresh, unripe
    2. immature, unseasoned
    3. raw, inexperienced
    4. unwrought
    5. weak in sustenance
    6. pale, sickly-hued
  2. grey (of sheep, horses, cloth, wool, etc.; of eyes)
    1. grey(-blue); light blue (of eyes)
    2. lustrous, bright, steely (of metal)
    3. dismal, raw, chilly (of atmosphere)
  3. (politics) green
  4. (literary) blue
Declension[edit]
Declension of glas
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative glas ghlas glasa;
ghlasa²
Vocative ghlais glasa
Genitive glaise glasa glas
Dative glas;
ghlas¹ 		ghlas;
ghlais (archaic) 		glasa;
ghlasa²
Comparative níos glaise
Superlative is glaise

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

glas m (genitive singular glais)

  1. green (colour)
  2. grey (colour)
  3. grey material
Declension[edit]
Declension of glas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative glas
Vocative a ghlais
Genitive glais
Dative glas

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an glas
Genitive an ghlais
Dative leis an nglas

don ghlas

Noun[edit]

glas f (genitive singular glaise, nominative plural glasa)

  1. grey cow
Declension[edit]
Declension of glas

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative glas glasa
Vocative a ghlas a ghlasa
Genitive glaise glas
Dative glas glasa

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ghlas na glasa
Genitive na glaise na nglas
Dative leis an nglas

don ghlas

leis na glasa

Verb[edit]

glas (present analytic glasann, future analytic glasfaidh, verbal noun glasadh, past participle glasta)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of glasaigh (“become green”)
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of glas (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present glasaim glasann tú;
glasair† 		glasann sé, sí glasaimid glasann sibh glasann siad;
glasaid† 		a ghlasann; a ghlasas /
a nglasann*; a nglasas* 		glastar
past ghlas mé; ghlasas ghlas tú; ghlasais ghlas sé, sí ghlasamar; ghlas muid ghlas sibh; ghlasabhair ghlas siad; ghlasadar a ghlas /
ar ghlas* 		glasadh
past habitual ghlasainn / nglasainn‡‡ ghlastá / nglastᇇ ghlasadh sé, sí / nglasadh sé, s퇇 ghlasaimis; ghlasadh muid / nglasaimis‡‡; nglasadh muid‡‡ ghlasadh sibh / nglasadh sibh‡‡ ghlasaidís; ghlasadh siad / nglasaidís‡‡; nglasadh siad‡‡ a ghlasadh /
a nglasadh* 		ghlastaí / nglasta퇇
future glasfaidh mé;
glasfad 		glasfaidh tú;
glasfair† 		glasfaidh sé, sí glasfaimid;
glasfaidh muid 		glasfaidh sibh glasfaidh siad;
glasfaid† 		a ghlasfaidh; a ghlasfas /
a nglasfaidh*; a nglasfas* 		glasfar
conditional ghlasfainn / nglasfainn‡‡ ghlasfá / nglasfᇇ ghlasfadh sé, sí / nglasfadh sé, s퇇 ghlasfaimis; ghlasfadh muid / nglasfaimis‡‡; nglasfadh muid‡‡ ghlasfadh sibh / nglasfadh sibh‡‡ ghlasfaidís; ghlasfadh siad / nglasfaidís‡‡; nglasfadh siad‡‡ a ghlasfadh /
a nglasfadh* 		ghlasfaí / nglasfa퇇
subjunctive present go nglasa mé;
go nglasad† 		go nglasa tú;
go nglasair† 		go nglasa sé, sí go nglasaimid;
go nglasa muid 		go nglasa sibh go nglasa siad;
go nglasaid† 		— go nglastar
past dá nglasainn dá nglastá dá nglasadh sé, sí dá nglasaimis;
dá nglasadh muid 		dá nglasadh sibh dá nglasaidís;
dá nglasadh siad 		— dá nglastaí
imperative glasaim glas glasadh sé, sí glasaimis glasaigí;
glasaidh† 		glasaidís — glastar
verbal noun glasadh
past participle glasta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

See also[edit]
Colors in Irish · dathanna (layout · text)
     bán      liath      dubh
             dearg; corcairdhearg              oráiste, flannbhuí; donn              buí; bánbhuí
             líoma-ghlas, glas líoma              glas, uaine              dath an mhiontais
             cian              gormghlas, spéirghorm              gorm
             corcairghorm; indeagó              maigeanta; corcra              bándearg

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Irish glas (“clasp, lock”).

Noun[edit]

glas m (genitive singular glais, nominative plural glais)

  1. lock
    Is fearr glas ná amhras. (proverb)
    Better safe than sorry.
Declension[edit]
Declension of glas

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative glas glais
Vocative a ghlais a ghlasa
Genitive glais glas
Dative glas glais

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an glas na glais
Genitive an ghlais na nglas
Dative leis an nglas

don ghlas

leis na glais

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

From Old Irish glais/glaise/glas

Noun[edit]

glas f (genitive singular glaise, nominative plural glasa)

  1. rivulet, stream
Declension[edit]
Declension of glas

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative glas glasa
Vocative a ghlas a ghlasa
Genitive glaise glas
Dative glas glasa

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ghlas na glasa
Genitive na glaise na nglas
Dative leis an nglas

don ghlas

leis na glasa

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
glas ghlas nglas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

glas n

  1. glass (substance)

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old English glæs, from Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlas/, /ˈɡlaːs/, /ˈɡlɛs/

Noun[edit]

glas (plural glasses)

  1. Glass (substance made with melted sand):
    • a. 1394, Geoffrey Chaucer, “General Prologue”, in The Canterbury Tales‎[1], lines 151–152:
      Ful semyly hir wympul pynched was /Hir nose tretys, hir eyen greye as glas […]
      Her wimple was folded in quite a seemly way / Her nose [was] slender; her eyes [were] grey like glass […]
  2. An object made of or containing glass:
    1. A glass; a cup or drinking-vessel made of glass.
    2. A box, receptacle, or vessel made of glass.
    3. A mirror made of glass; a piece of glass for personal grooming.
    4. (rare) A sandglass; a sand timer.
  3. Ground-up glass as used in alchemy and pharmaceuticals.
  4. A kind of crystal similar in appearance to glass.
  5. (rare) A shard or fragment of glass.

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

Northern Kurdish[edit]

glas

Noun[edit]

glas f

  1. glass (substance)

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Noun[edit]

glas n (definite singular glaset, indefinite plural glas, definite plural glasa or glasene)

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by glass

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German glas.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

glas n (definite singular glaset, indefinite plural glas, definite plural glasa)

  1. glass (hard and transparent material)
  2. glass (drink container made of glass)
  3. window

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Old Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *glastos.

Adjective[edit]

glas

  1. green, greenish (especially of growing things, grass, trees, etc.)
  2. blue, green-blue, grey-blue
  3. the colour of the blue dye extracted from woad
  4. metallic in colour
  5. the colour of frost or ice
  6. shades of grey
  7. wan (of complexion)
  8. bluish, livid, discolored
  9. faded (of clothing)
Inflection[edit]
o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative glas glas glas
Vocative glais*
glas**
Accusative glas glais
Genitive glais glaise glais
Dative glas glais glas
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative glais glasa
Vocative glasu
glasa†
Accusative glasu
glasa†
Genitive glas
Dative glasaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From earlier *glapsâ, which could be related to Old English clyppan (“to clasp, embrace, hold onto”).

Noun[edit]

glas m or f

  1. lock, fetter, clasp, bolt
  2. winding up, conclusion
Inflection[edit]
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative glas glasL glaisL
Vocative glais glasL glasuH
Accusative glasN glasL glasuH
Genitive glaisL glas glasN
Dative glasL glasaib glasaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
glas glas
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ 		nglas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

Old Saxon[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (“to shine, shimmer, glow”). Compare Old English glæs, Old Dutch glas, Old Frisian gles, Old High German glas, clas, Old Norse gler.

Noun[edit]

glas n

  1. glass

Descendants[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic гласъ (glasŭ, “voice”), from Proto-Slavic *golsъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

glas n (plural glasuri)

  1. (now relatively literary) voice
  2. (music) mode of Orthodox chant, of which there are eight
  3. (obsolete) words, speech
  4. (obsolete) news

Declension[edit]

Declension of glas
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) glas glasul (niște) glasuri glasurile
genitive/dative (unui) glas glasului (unor) glasuri glasurilor
vocative glasule glasurilor

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kl̪ˠas̪/
  • Hyphenation: glas

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Irish glas (descriptive of various shades of light green and blue, passing from grass-green to grey). Cognates include Irish glas and Manx glass.

Adjective[edit]

glas (genitive singular masculine glais, genitive singular feminine glaise, nominative plural glasa, comparative glaise)

  1. green (natural; of grass, trees, etc.)
    Synonym: gorm
  2. green (unripe)
  3. (figurative) green (inexperienced)
  4. grey (of sheep, horses, cloth, wool, etc.; also of eyes)
  5. pale, wan, sallow
Declension[edit]
Declension of glas (type I adjective)
Masculine Feminine Plural
Nominative glas ghlas glasa
Genitive ghlais glaise glasa
Dative glas ghlais glasa
Vocative ghlais ghlas glasa

Verb[edit]

glas (past ghlas, future glasaidh, verbal noun glasadh, past participle glaste)

  1. (intransitive) to pale; to turn grey

See also[edit]

Colors in Scottish Gaelic · dathan (layout · text)
     bàn, geal      glas      dubh
             dearg; ruadh              orainds; donn              buidhe; donn
             uaine              uaine              gorm
             liath; glas              liath              gorm
             purpaidh; guirmean              pinc; purpaidh              pinc

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Irish glas (“clasp, lock”). Cognate with Irish glas and Manx glass.

Noun[edit]

glas f (genitive singular glaise, plural glasan)

  1. lock
Declension[edit]
Declension of glas (class IIa feminine noun)
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative glas glasan
Genitive glaise ghlas
Dative glais glasan; glasaibh*
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (a') ghlas (na) glasan
Genitive (na) glaise (nan) glas
Dative (a') ghlais (na) glasan; glasaibh*
Vocative (a) ghlas (a) ghlasa

*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century

Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

glas (past ghlas, future glasaidh, verbal noun glasadh, past participle glaste)

  1. (transitive) to lock
Alternative forms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
glas ghlas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *galsás.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

glȃs m (Cyrillic spelling гла̑с)

  1. voice
  2. vote
  3. (expressively) news
  4. (linguistics) phone

Declension[edit]

Declension of glas
singular plural
nominative glȃs glȁsovi
genitive glasa glasova
dative glasu glasovima
accusative glas glasove
vocative glase glasovi
locative glasu glasovima
instrumental glasom glasovima

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • “glas” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *golsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *galsás.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡláːs/
  • Hyphenation: glas

Noun[edit]

glȃs m inan

  1. voice
    Synonyms: glasek, štima, vokal
  2. vote
    Synonyms: votum, volilni glas
  3. (linguistics) phone
  4. sound
    Synonym: zvok
  5. rumour, repute
    Synonym: govorica
  6. (obsolete) message[→SP]
    Synonyms: sporočilo, obvestilo

Declension[edit]

First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix), long mixed accent, ending -u in genitive singular
nom. sing. glȃs
gen. sing. glasȗ
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik 		glȃs glasȏva glasȏvi
genitive
rodȋlnik 		glasȗ glasóv glasóv
dative
dajȃlnik 		glȃsu, glȃsi glasȏvoma, glasȏvama glasȏvom, glȃsȏvam
accusative
tožȋlnik 		glȃs glasȏva glasȏve
locative
mẹ̑stnik 		glȃsu, glȃsi glasȏvih glasȏvih
instrumental
orọ̑dnik 		glȃsom glasȏvoma, glasȏvama glasȏvi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) 		glȃs glasȏva glasȏvi



  • less common, stylistically marked in dual and plural
First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate), fixed accent
nom. sing. glȃs
gen. sing. glȃsa
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik 		glȃs glȃsa glȃsi
genitive
rodȋlnik 		glȃsa glȃsov glȃsov
dative
dajȃlnik 		glȃsu, glȃsi glȃsoma, glȃsama glȃsom, glȃsam
accusative
tožȋlnik 		glȃs glȃsa glȃse
locative
mẹ̑stnik 		glȃsu, glȃsi glȃsih, glȃsah glȃsih, glȃsah
instrumental
orọ̑dnik 		glȃsom glȃsoma, glȃsama glȃsi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) 		glȃs glȃsa glȃsi


Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “glas”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • “glas”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Spanish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

glas (invariable)

  1. Only used in azúcar glas

Further reading[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish glas, from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

glas n

  1. glass (material)
  2. glass (vessel)

Declension[edit]

Declension of glas 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative glas glaset glas glasen
Genitive glas glasets glas glasens

Derived terms[edit]

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Tok Pisin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English glass.

Noun[edit]

glas

  1. glass (as in glass of water)

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Welsh and Old Welsh glas, from Proto-Brythonic *glas, from Proto-Celtic *glastos. Doublet of glân (“clean”), arsenig (“arsenic”), and clorin (“chlorine”).

Cognate with Cornish glas (“blue, green, grey”), Breton glas (“blue”), Irish glas (“green, grey”), Scottish Gaelic glas (“grey, green, unripe”) and Manx glass (“green, grey, pale, raw”).

Adjective[edit]

glas (feminine singular glas, plural gleision, equative glased, comparative glasach, superlative glasaf)

  1. blue
  2. (archaic) green (of plants), verdant, unripe
    Synonym: gwyrdd
  3. (archaic) pale blue or green, slate-coloured
  4. (archaic) silver
    Synonym: arian
  5. early, dawning, young, raw, immature
    • 2001, Menna Elfyn, Er cof am Kelly:
      Panig wedi'r poen. / "My God its only a little girl" / Meddai'r glas filwr.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  6. grey (of a horse)
Usage notes[edit]

The word glas used to cover a much wider range of colours than it does in modern Welsh, from green (especially of nature) through blue to slaty grey and silver. In the present-day language it corresponds to English "blue" but is occasionally found in phrases and compound words to convey other colours.

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
glas las nglas unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also[edit]

Colors in Welsh · lliwiau (layout · text)
     gwyn      llwyd      du
             coch; rhudd              oren, melyngoch; brown              melyn; melynwyn
             melynwyrdd              gwyrdd             
             gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd              asur, gwynlas              glas
             fioled; indigo              majenta; porffor              pinc

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

glas

  1. Soft mutation of clas (“cloister”).

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
clas glas nghlas chlas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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