glas

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Cornish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

glas

  1. blue

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German glas.

Noun[edit]

glas n (singular definite glasset, plural indefinite glas)

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

Inflection[edit]

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

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[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]

Anagrams[edit]

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German 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]

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]

Noun[edit]

glas m (plural glas)

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

Icelandic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

glas n (genitive singular glass, 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]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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[edit]

glas

  1. green (of grass, trees, etc.)
  2. grey (of sheep, horses, cloth, wool, etc.; of eyes)
  3. (politics) green
  4. inexperienced (figuratively)
Declension[edit]
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[edit]
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Irish glas (“clasp, lock”)

Noun[edit]

glas m (genitive glais, nominative plural glais)

  1. lock
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

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

  1. glass (substance)

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

glas n

  1. glass (substance)

Descendants[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English glæs.

Noun[edit]

glas

  1. glass (substance)

Descendants[edit]

Old Irish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *glasto- (“green”).

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)
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

glas m, f

  1. lock, fetter, clasp, bolt
  2. winding up, conclusion
Descendants[edit]

Old Saxon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

glas n

  1. glass

Descendants[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

glas n (plural glasuri)

  1. voice
  2. vote

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

glas

  1. green (of grass, trees, etc.; also "inexperienced")
  2. 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 glais or glaise, plural glasan)

  1. lock
Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

glas (present participle glasadh)

  1. lock
Alternative forms[edit]

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *golsъ.

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 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]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. voice

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German glas.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

glas n

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

Declension[edit]

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

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

Tok Pisin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English glass.

Noun[edit]

glas

  1. glass (as in glass of water)

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
glas las nglas unchanged
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