gloria

See also: Gloria, glória, gloría, gloriá, glòria, and Glória

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gloria.

Noun

gloria (countable and uncountable, plural glorias)

1. A lightweight fabric used for umbrellas and dresses.
2. (religion, countable) A doxology.
   • 1855, The Colonial Church chronicle, and missionary journal

     The glorias, canticles, and some translations of popular hymns are admirably sung; I do not know that I ever heard congregational singing more effective.

Translations

fabric

• Japanese: グロリア (guroria)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

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Finnish

Noun

gloria

1. glory (optical phenomenon)

Declension

Inflection of gloria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		gloria	gloriat
genitive		glorian	glorioiden glorioitten
partitive		gloriaa	glorioita
illative		gloriaan	glorioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		gloria	gloriat
accusative	nom.	gloria	gloriat
	gen.	glorian
genitive		glorian	glorioiden glorioitten gloriain rare
partitive		gloriaa	glorioita
inessive		gloriassa	glorioissa
elative		gloriasta	glorioista
illative		gloriaan	glorioihin
adessive		glorialla	glorioilla
ablative		glorialta	glorioilta
allative		glorialle	glorioille
essive		gloriana	glorioina
translative		gloriaksi	glorioiksi
abessive		gloriatta	glorioitta
instructive		—	glorioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of gloria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gloriani gloriani accusative nom. gloriani gloriani gen. gloriani genitive gloriani glorioideni glorioitteni gloriaini rare partitive gloriaani glorioitani inessive gloriassani glorioissani elative gloriastani glorioistani illative gloriaani glorioihini adessive gloriallani glorioillani ablative glorialtani glorioiltani allative glorialleni glorioilleni essive glorianani glorioinani translative gloriakseni glorioikseni abessive gloriattani glorioittani instructive — — comitative — glorioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gloriasi gloriasi accusative nom. gloriasi gloriasi gen. gloriasi genitive gloriasi glorioidesi glorioittesi gloriaisi rare partitive gloriaasi glorioitasi inessive gloriassasi glorioissasi elative gloriastasi glorioistasi illative gloriaasi glorioihisi adessive gloriallasi glorioillasi ablative glorialtasi glorioiltasi allative gloriallesi glorioillesi essive glorianasi glorioinasi translative gloriaksesi glorioiksesi abessive gloriattasi glorioittasi instructive — — comitative — glorioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gloriamme gloriamme accusative nom. gloriamme gloriamme gen. gloriamme genitive gloriamme glorioidemme glorioittemme gloriaimme rare partitive gloriaamme glorioitamme inessive gloriassamme glorioissamme elative gloriastamme glorioistamme illative gloriaamme glorioihimme adessive gloriallamme glorioillamme ablative glorialtamme glorioiltamme allative gloriallemme glorioillemme essive glorianamme glorioinamme translative gloriaksemme glorioiksemme abessive gloriattamme glorioittamme instructive — — comitative — glorioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative glorianne glorianne accusative nom. glorianne glorianne gen. glorianne genitive glorianne glorioidenne glorioittenne gloriainne rare partitive gloriaanne glorioitanne inessive gloriassanne glorioissanne elative gloriastanne glorioistanne illative gloriaanne glorioihinne adessive gloriallanne glorioillanne ablative glorialtanne glorioiltanne allative gloriallenne glorioillenne essive gloriananne glorioinanne translative gloriaksenne glorioiksenne abessive gloriattanne glorioittanne instructive — — comitative — glorioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative gloriansa gloriansa accusative nom. gloriansa gloriansa gen. gloriansa genitive gloriansa glorioidensa glorioittensa gloriainsa rare partitive gloriaansa glorioitaan glorioitansa inessive gloriassaan gloriassansa glorioissaan glorioissansa elative gloriastaan gloriastansa glorioistaan glorioistansa illative gloriaansa glorioihinsa adessive gloriallaan gloriallansa glorioillaan glorioillansa ablative glorialtaan glorialtansa glorioiltaan glorioiltansa allative glorialleen gloriallensa glorioilleen glorioillensa essive glorianaan glorianansa glorioinaan glorioinansa translative gloriakseen gloriaksensa glorioikseen glorioiksensa abessive gloriattaan gloriattansa glorioittaan glorioittansa instructive — — comitative — glorioineen glorioinensa

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin glōria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɔrja/, [ˈɡl̺ɔː.r̺jä]
• Hyphenation: glò‧ria

Noun

gloria f (plural glorie)

1. glory
2. praise

Related terms

• glorificarsi
• glorificare
• glorificativo
• glorificatore
• glorificazione
• glorioso

Anagrams

• algori, giralo, raglio, ragliò, riloga

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Ladin

Noun

gloria f (plural glories)

1. glory

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Latin

Etymology

For *gnōria, maybe through *ǵnoh₃ris (“knowledge”) (compare Ancient Greek γνώριμος (gnṓrimos, “well-known, familiar”)), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know, recognize”). For the dissimilation compare grōma from Ancient Greek γνῶμα (gnôma). Cognate with gnāvus, gnārus, ignōrō (with no dissimilation), nārrō, and also nōscō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡloː.ri.a/, [ˈɡɫ̪oːriä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlo.ri.a/, [ˈɡlɔːriä]

• Audio (Classical):

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Noun

glōria f (genitive glōriae); first declension

1. glory, fame, honor
2. vocative singular of glōria

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	glōria	glōriae
Genitive	glōriae	glōriārum
Dative	glōriae	glōriīs
Accusative	glōriam	glōriās
Ablative	glōriā	glōriīs
Vocative	glōria	glōriae

Derived terms

• sic transit gloria mundi

Related terms

• glōriātiō
• glōriola
• glōrior
• glōriōsē
• glōriōsus

Descendants

• → Catalan: glòria
• → Galician: groria (semi-learned)
• → Italian: gloria
  • → Romanian: glorie
• → Occitan: glòria
• → Old French: glorie
  • → Middle English: glory, glorie
    • English: glory
• → Old French: gloire (semi-learned)
  • French: gloire
• → Portuguese: glória
• → Spanish: gloria
• → Dutch: glorie
• → Finnish: gloria
• → Old Irish: glóir
  • Irish: glóir

Noun

(deprecated template usage) glōriā f

1. ablative singular of glōria

References

• “gloria”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “gloria”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• gloria in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• gloria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to gain distinction: gloriam, famam sibi comparare
    
  • to win (undying) fame: gloriam (immortalem) consequi, adipisci
    
  • to confer distinction on a person; to redound to his credit: gloriae, laudi esse
    
  • to be very famous, illustrious: gloria, laude florere
    
  • to have reached the highest pinnacle of eminence: summa gloria florere
    
  • to become famous, distinguish oneself: gloriam colligere, in summam gloriam venire
    
  • to confer undying fame on, immortalise some one: aliquem immortali gloria afficere
    
  • to confer undying fame on, immortalise some one: aliquem sempiternae gloriae commendare
    
  • to be guided by ambition: gloria duci
    
  • to be guided by ambition: laudem, gloriam quaerere
    
  • to be spurred on by ambition: stimulis gloriae concitari
    
  • to be consumed by the fires of ambition: gloriae, laudis cupiditate incensum esse, flagrare
    
  • to detract from a person's reputation, wilfully underestimate a person: de gloria, fama alicuius detrahere
    
  • to detract from a person's reputation, wilfully underestimate a person: alicuius gloriae or simply alicui obtrectare
    
  • to render obscure, eclipse a person: obscurare alicuius gloriam, laudem, famam (not obscurare aliquem)
    
• gloria in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 265f

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• glorien

Noun

gloria m or f

1. definite feminine singular of glorie

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Portuguese

Noun

gloria f (plural glorias)

1. Obsolete spelling of glória.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin glōria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡloɾja/ [ˈɡlo.ɾja]

Noun

gloria f (plural glorias)

1. glory

Verb

gloria

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of gloriar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of gloriar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of gloriar.

Anagrams

• gorila
• girola
• gíralo

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Swedish

Noun

gloria c

1. a halo (on a saint)

   en gloria på sned

   a halo askew

Declension

Declension of gloria
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gloria	glorian	glorior	gloriorna
Genitive	glorias	glorians	gloriors	gloriornas

Synonyms

• helgonskimmer
• strålkrans

Related terms

• helgongloria
• gloriesken
• glorifiera
• glorifiering
• gloriös

References

• gloria in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• roliga