glaise

See also: glaisé

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French glaise, glase, from Old French glaise, gloise, of obscure and uncertain origin. According to one theory, derived from Gaulish *glisa, which is attested in Late Latin glissomarga, glīsomarga (“a kind of marl, white marl”), although the precise meaning of *gliso- is uncertain.

Alternatively, perhaps derived from a Germanic language, compare Dutch klei, German Low German Klei, English clay.

Or, possibly from Latin glis (“thick clay, tenacious earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlɛz/

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• Homophones: glaisent, glaises
• Rhymes: -ɛz

Noun

glaise f (plural glaises)

1. clay
2. (figuratively) earth

Verb

glaise

1. inflection of glaiser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “glaise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• aigles, gelais

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlˠaʃə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlˠɨ̞ʃə/

Adjective

glaise

1. inflection of glas:
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
glaise	ghlaise	nglaise
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

glaise

1. genitive singular of glas

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
glaise	ghlaise
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.