gletsjer

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gletscher.

Noun

gletsjer c (singular definite gletsjeren, plural indefinite gletsjere)

1. glacier

Declension

Declension of gletsjer

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gletsjer	gletsjeren	gletsjere	gletsjerne
genitive	gletsjers	gletsjerens	gletsjeres	gletsjernes

Further reading

• “gletsjer” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Alternative forms

• gletscher, gletser (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gletscher. First attested in the late 17th c. in the form gleser, then the spelling shifted to gletscher in the 18th c.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣlɛt.ʃər/

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• Hyphenation: glet‧sjer

Noun

gletsjer m (plural gletsjers, diminutive gletsjertje n)

1. (geology) glacier [from late 17th c.]

   Synonyms: glacier, ijsveld

Derived terms

• berggletsjer
• dalgletsjer
• gletsjerdal
• gletsjergrot
• gletsjerijs
• gletsjerkras
• gletsjermelk
• gletsjermolen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: gletser
• → Indonesian: glètsêr

West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gletscher.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɛtsjər/

Noun

gletsjer c (plural gletsjers)

1. (geology) glacier

Further reading

• “gletsjer”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011