Glosse

See also: glosse

German

Etymology

From Middle High German glōse, from Late Latin glōssa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɔsə/, (philology, Latinate) /ˈɡloːsə/

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Noun

Glosse f (genitive Glosse, plural Glossen)

1. (journalism) squib (short piece of witty writing)
2. (linguistics) gloss (brief explanatory note)

   Synonyms: (dated) Glossem n, Randnotiz

Declension

Declension of Glosse [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Glosse	die	Glossen
genitive	einer	der	Glosse	der	Glossen
dative	einer	der	Glosse	den	Glossen
accusative	eine	die	Glosse	die	Glossen

Derived terms

• Randglosse
• Sprachglosse

Further reading

• “Glosse” in Duden online
• “Glosse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache