glas

(uncountable) glass (substance)
glass (drinking vessel)
(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
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	glas	glasset	glas	glassene
genitive	glas'	glassets	glas'	glassenes

Descendants[edit]

→ Icelandic: glas

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch 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]

IPA^(key): /ɣlɑs/
audio
(file)
Hyphenation: glas
Rhymes: -ɑs

Noun[edit]

glas n (plural glazen, diminutive glaasje n)

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

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Afrikaans: glas
→ Japanese: ガラス (garasu)
→ Sranan Tongo: grasi

Anagrams[edit]

slag

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle Low German glas.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /klɛaːs/

Noun[edit]

glas n (genitive singular glas, plural gløs)

glass (material)
glass (beverage container)
glass (quantity)
little bottle

Declension[edit]

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]

From Vulgar Latin *classum, from Latin classicum.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɡlɑ/
(France) IPA^(key): /ɡla/
Audio (Paris)
(file)
Rhymes: -ɑ

Noun[edit]

glas m (plural glas)

(funeral) bell
(figuratively) death knell (omen)

Icelandic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /klaːs/
Rhymes: -aːs

Noun[edit]

glas n (genitive singular glass, nominative plural glös)

glass (beverage container)

Declension[edit]

declension of glas

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular		plural
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]

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Distinguishing blue from green in Celtic languages

Wikipedia

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɡlˠasˠ/

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)

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
grey (of sheep, horses, cloth, wool, etc.; of eyes)
1. (of eyes) grey(-blue); light blue
2. (of metal) lustrous, bright, steely
3. (of atmosphere) dismal, raw, chilly
(politics) green
(literary) blue

Declension[edit]

Declension of glas

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	glas	ghlas	glasa; ghlasa²
Vocative	ghlais	ghlas	glasa
Genitive	ghlais	glase	glasa	glas
Dative	glas; ghlas¹	ghlas; ghlais (archaic)	glasa; ghlasa²
Comparative	níos glase
Superlative	is glase

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]

arán glas (“wall pennywort”)
barrghlas (“green-topped”)
glas- (“green, greenish; grey, greyish; pale, pallid; immature, unseasoned; raw, inexperienced”)
glasaigh (“become green; become sickly; become grey; become raw, chill; make, colour, green”)
glasra (“greenery; vegetable”)
scothghlas (“greenish”, adjective)

Noun 1[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 2[edit]

glas f (genitive singular glaise, nominative plural glasa)

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)

(transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of glasaigh (“become green; become sickly; become grey; become raw, chill; make, colour, green”)

Conjugation[edit]

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
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 / nglastá‡‡	ghlasadh sé, sí / nglasadh sé, sí‡‡	ghlasaimis; ghlasadh muid / nglasaimis‡‡; nglasadh muid‡‡	ghlasadh sibh / nglasadh sibh‡‡	ghlasaidís; ghlasadh siad / nglasaidís‡‡; nglasadh siad‡‡	a ghlasadh / a nglasadh*	ghlastaí / nglastaí‡‡
	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 / nglasfá‡‡	ghlasfadh sé, sí / nglasfadh sé, sí‡‡	ghlasfaimis; ghlasfadh muid / nglasfaimis‡‡; nglasfadh muid‡‡	ghlasfadh sibh / nglasfadh sibh‡‡	ghlasfaidís; ghlasfadh siad / nglasfaidís‡‡; nglasfadh siad‡‡	a ghlasfadh / a nglasfadh*	ghlasfaí / nglasfaí‡‡
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
subjunctive	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

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Irish glas (“clasp, lock”).

Noun[edit]

glas m (genitive singular glais, nominative plural glais)

lock
Proverb:
Is fearr glas ná amhras. ― Better be sure 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]

deasc ghlais (“lock-up desk”)
faoi ghlas (“under lock and key, locked (in, up)”)
glais lámh (“handcuffs”)
glas- (“locked, tight, secure”)
glasadóir, glasaire (“locksmith”)
glasáil (“lock”, transitive verb)
glas ascaille (“arm-lock”)
glas cinn (“head-lock”)
glas cip (“wooden bolt (on inside of door)”)
glas coime (“waist-lock”)
glas dúbailte (“double lock”)
glas fiacla (“lock-jaw”)
glas fraincín, glas crochta (“padlock”)
glas gunna (“gun-lock”)
glas moirtíse (“mortise-lock”)

Etymology 3[edit]

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Noun[edit]

glas f (genitive singular glaise, nominative plural glasa)

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.

Kurdish[edit]

glas

Noun[edit]

glas f

glass (substance)

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɣlas/

Noun[edit]

glas n

glass (substance)

Descendants[edit]

Dutch: glas
- Afrikaans: glas
- → Japanese: ガラス (garasu)
- → Sranan Tongo: grasi
Limburgish: glaas

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

glass, glasse, glace, glasce

Etymology[edit]

From Old English glæs, from Proto-Germanic *glasą.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈɡlas/, /ˈɡlaːs/, /ˈɡlɛs/

Noun[edit]

glas (plural glasses)

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 […]
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.
Ground-up glass as used in alchemy and pharmaceuticals.
A kind of crystal similar in appearance to glass.
(rare) A shard or fragment of glass.

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

English: glass
- → Gulf Arabic: قلاص‎ (gḷāṣ)
- → Fiji Hindi: gilaas
- → Indonesian: gelas
- → Japanese: グラス (gurasu), ガラス (garasu)
- → Kikuyu: ngirathi
- → Malay: gelas, ݢلس‎
Scots: gless, glass

References[edit]

“glas (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-20.

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

glas

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German glas

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɡlɑːs/

Noun[edit]

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

glass (hard and transparent material)
glass (drink container made of glass)
window

References[edit]

“glas” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɡlas/

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *glastos.

Adjective[edit]

glas

green, greenish (especially of growing things, grass, trees, etc.)
blue, green-blue, grey-blue
the colour of the blue dye extracted from woad
metallic in colour
the colour of frost or ice
shades of grey
wan (of complexion)
bluish, livid, discolored
faded (of clothing)

Inflection[edit]

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	glas	glas	glas
Vocative	glais* glas**	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]

Irish: glas
Manx: glass
Scottish Gaelic: glas

Etymology 2[edit]

This entry lacks etymological information. If you are familiar with the origin of this term, please add it to the page per etymology instructions, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.

Noun[edit]

glas m or f

lock, fetter, clasp, bolt
winding up, conclusion

Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants[edit]

Irish: glas
Manx: glass
Scottish Gaelic: glas

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.

Old Saxon[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

gles

Etymology[edit]

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

glass

Descendants[edit]

Middle Low German: glas
- German Low German: Glas
- Plautdietsch: Glauss
- → Old Norse: glas (in glaskeri)
  - Faroese: glas
  - Norwegian: glass, glas
  - Old Swedish: glas
    - Swedish: glas
      - → Finnish: klasi, lasi
        → Votic: klazi, klasi
  - Old Danish: glas
    - Danish: glas
      - → Icelandic: glas
  - Westrobothnian: glæs, glås

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *golsъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɡlas/
Rhymes: -as

Noun[edit]

glas n (plural glasuri)

voice
vote

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

Synonyms[edit]

voce

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /klas/

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Irish glas (descriptive of various shades of light green and blue, passing from grass-green to grey), from Proto-Celtic *glastos (“green, blue”) (compare Welsh glas (“blue”)).

Adjective[edit]

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

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

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

From Old Irish glas (“clasp, lock”).

Noun[edit]

glas f (genitive singular glais or glaise, plural glasan)

lock

Derived terms[edit]

glas-ghuib

Verb[edit]

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

lock

Alternative forms[edit]

glais

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]

Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 glas”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “2 glas”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *golsъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈɡlaːs/

Noun[edit]

glȃs m (Cyrillic spelling гла̑с)

voice
vote
(expressively) news
(linguistics) phone

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

“glas” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *golsъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɡláːs/

Noun[edit]

glȃs m inan

voice

Inflection[edit]

Masculine inan., hard o-stem, mobile accent, plural in -ôv-
nom. sing.	glás
gen. sing.	glasú
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	glás	glasôva	glasôvi
accusative	glás	glasôva	glasôve
genitive	glasú	glasôv	glasôv
dative	glásu	glasôvoma	glasôvom
locative	glásu	glasôvih	glasôvih
instrumental	glásom	glasôvoma	glasôvi

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	glás
gen. sing.	glása
	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[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

glas (invariable)

Only used in azúcar glas

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish glas, from Middle Low German glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (“to shine, shimmer, glow”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɡlɑːs/
audio
(file)
Rhymes: -ɑːs

Noun[edit]

glas n

glass (material)
glass (vessel)

Declension[edit]

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

Descendants[edit]

→ Finnish: klasi, lasi
- → Votic: klazi, klasi

References[edit]

Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish etymological dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Tok Pisin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English glass.

Noun[edit]

glas

glass (as in glass of water)

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɡlaːs/

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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

blue
inexperienced
- 2001, Menna Elfyn, "Er cof am Kelly":
  Panig wedi'r poen. / "My God its only a little girl" / Meddai'r glas filwr.

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.

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun[edit]

glas

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.

Colors in Irish · dathanna (layout · text)
bán	liath	dubh
dearg; corcairdhearg	oráiste; donn	buí; bánbhuí
	glas
cian	gormghlas	gorm
indeagó	maigeanta; corcra	bándearg

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

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

glas

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