glas

See also: Glas

Cornish

Adjective

glas

1. blue

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Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German glas.

Noun

glas n (singular definite glasset, plural indefinite glas)

1. (uncountable) glass (substance)
2. glass (drinking vessel)

Inflection

Inflection of glas

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

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑs

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• IPA^(key): /ɣlɑs/, /xlɑs/

Noun

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

gebrandschilderd glas glazen glasachtig glasraam glas-in-lood bierglas theeglas wijnglas

Anagrams

• slag

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Faroese

Etymology

From Middle Low German glas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɛaːs/

Noun

glas n (genitive singular glas, plural gløs)

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

Declension

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

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French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *classum, from Latin classicum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlɑ/

• Audio (Paris)

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Noun

glas m (plural glas)

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

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klaːs/
• Rhymes: -aːs

Noun

glas n (genitive singular glass, nominative plural glös)

1. glass (beverage container)

Declension

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

• andaglas
• stundaglas
• tilraunaglas
• vatnsglas

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Irish

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡlˠasˠ]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic *glasto- (“green”); compare Welsh glas (“blue”), Middle High German glast (“radiance”), Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukos, “blue-green, blue-grey”)

Adjective

glas

1. green (of grass, trees, etc.)
2. grey (of sheep, horses, cloth, wool, etc.; of eyes)
3. (politics) green
4. inexperienced (figuratively)

Declension

Declension of glas

First Declension

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	glas	glas¹	glasa³
Vocative	glais¹	glas¹	glasa
Genitive	glais¹	glaise	glasa	glas
Dative	glas²	glas¹; (archaic) glais¹	glasa³
Comparative	glaise

¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• glasraí
• scothghlas

See also

• uaine

Etymology 2

From Old Irish glas (“clasp, lock”)

Noun

glas m (genitive glais, nominative plural glais)

1. lock

Declension

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

Mutation

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.

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Kurdish

glas

Noun

glas f

1. glass (substance)

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣlas/

Noun

glas n

1. glass (substance)

Descendants

• Dutch: glas

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Middle English

Etymology

From Old English glæs.

Noun

glas

1. glass (substance)
   • 14^th Century, Chaucer, General Prologue

     hir eyen greye as glas

     her eyes [were] as gray as glass

Descendants

• English: glass

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Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *glasto- (“green”).

Adjective

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)

Descendants

• Irish: glas
• Manx: glass
• Scottish Gaelic: glas

Etymology 2

Noun

glas m, f

1. lock, fetter, clasp, bolt
2. winding up, conclusion

Descendants

• Irish: glas
• Manx: glass
• Scottish Gaelic: glas

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Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Noun

glas n

1. glass

Descendants

• Middle Low German: glas
  • Danish: glas
  • Faroese: glas
  • Low German: Glas
  • Norwegian: glas
  • Swedish: glas

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Romanian

Etymology

From a Slavic language; compare Proto-Slavic *golsъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlas/

Noun

glas n (plural glasuri)

1. voice
2. vote

Declension

declension of glas

	singular		plural
gender n	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un glas	glasul	niște glasuri	glasurile
genitive/dative	unui glas	glasului	unor glasuri	glasurilor

Synonyms

• voce

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Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlas/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic *glasto- (“green”); compare Welsh glas (“blue”), Middle High German glast (“radiance”)

Adjective

glas

1. green (of grass, trees, etc.; also "inexperienced")
2. grey (of sheep, horses, cloth, wool, etc.; also of eyes)

Declension

Case	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Plural
Nominative	glas	ghlas	glasa
Vocative	glais	glas	glasa
Genitive	ghlais	ghlais/glaise	glas
Dative	ghlas	ghlais	glasa

Etymology 2

From Old Irish glas (“clasp, lock”)

Noun

glas f (genitive glais or glaise, plural glasan)

1. lock

Derived terms

• glas-ghuib

Verb

glas (present participle glasadh)

1. lock

Alternative forms

• glais

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *golsъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlaːs/

Noun

glȃs m (Cyrillic spelling гла̑с)

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

Declension

    declension of glas

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

References

• “glas” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *golsъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡláːs/
• Tonal: glȃs

Noun

glás m inan (genitive glasú or glása, nominative plural glasôvi or glási)

1. voice

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Declension of glás (masculine inan., hard)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	glás	glása	glási
accusative	glás	glása	gláse
genitive	glása	glásov	glásov
dative	glásu	glásoma	glásom
locative	glásu	glásih	glásih
instrumental	glásom	glásoma	glási

Derived terms

• glásek
• glásen

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Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German glas.

Pronunciation

• audio

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Noun

glas n

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

Declension

Declension of glas

	singular		plural
Neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	glas || glaset || glas || glasen
genitive	glas || glasets || glas || glasens

Descendants

• Finnish: lasi

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English glass.

Noun

glas

1. glass (as in glass of water)

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlɑːs/

Adjective

glas m & f (plural gleision, equative glased, comparative glasach, superlative glasaf)

1. blue
2. inexperienced
   • 2001, Menna Elfyn, "Er cof am Kelly":

     Panig wedi'r poen. / "My God its only a little girl" / Meddai'r glas filwr.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
glas	las	nglas	unchanged