גלעזל

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• גלעזעלע (glezele)

Etymology

גלאָז (gloz) +‎ ־ל (-l) with umlaut. Compare Bavarian Glaserl, German Gläschen.

Noun

גלעזל • (glezl) n, plural גלעזלעך (glezlekh)

1. diminutive of גלאָז (gloz): small glass

   פֿון פֿלעשל אין גלעזל ― fun fleshl in glezl ― very quickly, in no time (literally, “from bottle to small glass”)

2. cup

   Synonyms: טעפּל (tepl), טעפּעלע (tepele), שעלעכל (shelekhl)

   אַ גלעזל טיי ― a glezl tey ― a cup of tea

3. lens (of glasses); eyeglass

Derived terms

• אונטערן גלעזל (untern glezl)

 

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “גלעזל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “cup, n.”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN