Wiktionary

glas

See also: Glas, glás, and glas'

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch glas, from Middle Dutch glas, from Old Dutch glas, from Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (“to shine, shimmer, glow”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /χlas/
  • Audio(file)

Noun edit

glas (plural glase, diminutive glasie)

  1. (uncountable) glass (material)
  2. (countable) glass (vessel)

Derived terms edit

Breton edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Breton glas, Proto-Brythonic *glas, from Proto-Celtic *glastos.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

glas

  1. blue
  2. green

Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German glas, from Old High German glas, from Proto-West Germanic *glas, Proto-Germanic *glasą (“glass”). Cognate with German Glas, English glass.

Noun edit

glas n (plural gléezar, diminutive glèzale) (Luserna, Sette Comuni)

  1. glass (material)
    de gléezar 'me béestre ― window panes
  2. glass (drinking vessel)
    Synonym: tatza
    an glas bàin ― a glass of wine

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • “glas” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
  • “glas” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Cornish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Cornish glas, from Proto-Brythonic *glas, from Proto-Celtic *glastos.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ɡlaːz]
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ɡlæːz]

Adjective edit

glas

  1. blue
    Synonym: blou
  2. green (of living things)
  3. grey

Mutation edit

  Mutation of glas  
Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
glas las unchanged klas unchanged unchanged

See also edit

Colors in Cornish · liwyow (layout · text)
     gwynn      loos, glas      du
             rudh; kogh              rudhvelyn; gell, gorm              melyn
                          gwyrdh, glas             
                                       glas
             glasrudh, purpur              majenta; purpur, glasrudh              gwynnrudh, kigliw

Dalmatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *glacium/-a, from Latin glaciēs.

Noun edit

glas m

  1. ice
    • el glas se scomiença desfúar
      the ice begins to melt

Related terms edit

References edit

Bartoli, Matteo (1906) Il Dalmatico: Resti di un’antica lingua romanza parlata da Veglia a Ragusa e sua collocazione nella Romània appenino-balcanica, Rome: Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, published 2000, page 275

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse glas(keri), itself borrowed from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas.

Noun edit

glas n (singular definite glasset, plural indefinite glas)

  1. (uncountable) glass (substance)
  2. glass (drinking vessel)
  3. (nautical) bells, a mark given by the bells of a ship every half hour to mark the passing of time during a four-hour watch. There were eight bells per watch and then the counting started from the beginning.

Inflection edit

Declension of glas
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative glas glasset glas glassene
genitive glas' glassets glas' glassenes

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • → Icelandic: glas

Further reading edit

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch glas, from Old Dutch glas, from Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (“to shine, shimmer, glow”). Compare Low German Glas, German Glas, English glass, West Frisian glês, Icelandic gler.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

glas n (plural glazen, diminutive glaasje n)

  1. (uncountable) glass (material)
    Vensters zijn gemaakt van glas. ― Windows are made of glass.
  2. (countable) glass (vessel)
    Staan er al glazen op tafel? ― Are there glasses on the table yet?
  3. (countable) glass (quantity)
    Drink even een glas water. ― Drink a glass of water.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • “glas” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Anagrams edit

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse glas(keri), itself borrowed from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

glas n (genitive singular glas, plural gløs)

  1. glass (material)
  2. glass (beverage container)
  3. glass (quantity)
  4. little bottle

Declension edit

Declension of glas
n12 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative glas glasið gløs gløsini
accusative glas glasið gløs gløsini
dative glasi glasinum gløsum gløsunum
genitive glas glasins glasa glasanna

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *classum, from Latin classicum (“trumpet signal”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

glas m (plural glas)

  1. (funeral) bell
  2. (figuratively) death knell (omen)

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Haitian Creole edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

glas

  1. mirror

Etymology 2 edit

From French glace (“ice”).

Noun edit

glas

  1. ice
Related terms edit

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse glas(keri), itself borrowed from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

glas n (genitive singular glass, nominative plural glös)

  1. glass (beverage container)

Declension edit

declension of glas
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative glas glasið glös glösin
accusative glas glasið glös glösin
dative glasi glasinu glösum glösunum
genitive glass glassins glasa glasanna

Derived terms edit

Irish edit

 
Wikipedia

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic *glastos.

Adjective edit

glas (genitive singular masculine glais, genitive singular feminine glaise, plural glasa, comparative glaise)

  1. green (of grass, trees, etc.; environmentally friendly)
    Is glas na cnoic i bhfad uainn (proverb) ― Far-off hills are green.
  2. raw, inexperienced
  3. pale, having a sickly color
  4. grey (of animals etc.)
  5. raw (of weather)
Declension edit
Declension of glas
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative glas ghlas glasa;
ghlasa²
Vocative ghlais glasa
Genitive glaise glasa glas
Dative glas;
ghlas¹ 		ghlas;
ghlais (archaic) 		glasa;
ghlasa²
Comparative níos glaise
Superlative is glaise

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

glas m (genitive singular glais)

  1. green (colour)
Declension edit
Declension of glas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative glas
Vocative a ghlais
Genitive glais
Dative glas

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an glas
Genitive an ghlais
Dative leis an nglas

don ghlas

Verb edit

glas (present analytic glasann, future analytic glasfaidh, verbal noun glasadh, past participle glasta)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of glasaigh (“become green”)
Conjugation edit
conjugation of glas (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present glasaim glasann tú;
glasair† 		glasann sé, sí glasaimid glasann sibh glasann siad;
glasaid† 		a ghlasann; a ghlasas /
a nglasann*; a nglasas* 		glastar
past ghlas mé; ghlasas ghlas tú; ghlasais ghlas sé, sí ghlasamar; ghlas muid ghlas sibh; ghlasabhair ghlas siad; ghlasadar a ghlas /
ar ghlas* 		glasadh
past habitual ghlasainn / nglasainn‡‡ ghlastá / nglastᇇ ghlasadh sé, sí / nglasadh sé, s퇇 ghlasaimis; ghlasadh muid / nglasaimis‡‡; nglasadh muid‡‡ ghlasadh sibh / nglasadh sibh‡‡ ghlasaidís; ghlasadh siad / nglasaidís‡‡; nglasadh siad‡‡ a ghlasadh /
a nglasadh* 		ghlastaí / nglasta퇇
future glasfaidh mé;
glasfad 		glasfaidh tú;
glasfair† 		glasfaidh sé, sí glasfaimid;
glasfaidh muid 		glasfaidh sibh glasfaidh siad;
glasfaid† 		a ghlasfaidh; a ghlasfas /
a nglasfaidh*; a nglasfas* 		glasfar
conditional ghlasfainn / nglasfainn‡‡ ghlasfá / nglasfᇇ ghlasfadh sé, sí / nglasfadh sé, s퇇 ghlasfaimis; ghlasfadh muid / nglasfaimis‡‡; nglasfadh muid‡‡ ghlasfadh sibh / nglasfadh sibh‡‡ ghlasfaidís; ghlasfadh siad / nglasfaidís‡‡; nglasfadh siad‡‡ a ghlasfadh /
a nglasfadh* 		ghlasfaí / nglasfa퇇
subjunctive present go nglasa mé;
go nglasad† 		go nglasa tú;
go nglasair† 		go nglasa sé, sí go nglasaimid;
go nglasa muid 		go nglasa sibh go nglasa siad;
go nglasaid† 		— go nglastar
past dá nglasainn dá nglastá dá nglasadh sé, sí dá nglasaimis;
dá nglasadh muid 		dá nglasadh sibh dá nglasaidís;
dá nglasadh siad 		— dá nglastaí
imperative glasaim glas glasadh sé, sí glasaimis glasaigí;
glasaidh† 		glasaidís — glastar
verbal noun glasadh
past participle glasta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

See also edit
Colors in Irish · dathanna (layout · text)
     bán      liath      dubh
             dearg; corcairdhearg              oráiste, flannbhuí; donn              buí; bánbhuí
             líoma-ghlas, glas líoma              glas, uaine              dath an mhiontais
             cian              gormghlas, spéirghorm              gorm
             corcairghorm; indeagó              maigeanta; corcra              bándearg

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Irish glas (“clasp, lock”).

Noun edit

glas m (genitive singular glais, nominative plural glais)

  1. lock
    Is fearr glas ná amhras. (proverb)
    Better safe than sorry.
Declension edit
Declension of glas

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative glas glais
Vocative a ghlais a ghlasa
Genitive glais glas
Dative glas glais

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an glas na glais
Genitive an ghlais na nglas
Dative leis an nglas

don ghlas

leis na glais

Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

From Old Irish glais, glaise, glas.

Noun edit

glas f (genitive singular glaise, nominative plural glasa)

  1. rivulet, stream
Declension edit
Declension of glas

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative glas glasa
Vocative a ghlas a ghlasa
Genitive glaise glas
Dative glas glasa

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ghlas na glasa
Genitive na glaise na nglas
Dative leis an nglas

don ghlas

leis na glasa

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
glas ghlas nglas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 38, page 21
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 98, page 39

Further reading edit

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Old Dutch glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

glas n

  1. glass (substance)

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old English glæs, from Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlas/, /ˈɡlaːs/, /ˈɡlɛs/

Noun edit

glas (plural glasses)

  1. Glass (substance made with melted sand):
    • a. 1394, Geoffrey Chaucer, “General Prologue”, in The Canterbury Tales‎[1], lines 151–152:
      Ful semyly hir wympul pynched was /Hir nose tretys, hir eyen greye as glas […]
      Her wimple was folded in quite a seemly way / Her nose [was] slender; her eyes [were] grey like glass […]
  2. An object made of or containing glass:
    1. A glass; a cup or drinking-vessel made of glass.
    2. A box, receptacle, or vessel made of glass.
    3. A mirror made of glass; a piece of glass for personal grooming.
    4. (rare) A sandglass; a sand timer.
  3. Ground-up glass as used in alchemy and pharmaceuticals.
  4. A kind of crystal similar in appearance to glass.
  5. (rare) A shard or fragment of glass.

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

Northern Kurdish edit

 
glas

Noun edit

glas f

  1. glass (substance)

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Noun edit

glas n (definite singular glaset, indefinite plural glas, definite plural glasa or glasene)

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by glass

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German glas.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

glas n (definite singular glaset, indefinite plural glas, definite plural glasa)

  1. glass (hard and transparent material)
  2. glass (drink container made of glass)
  3. window

See also edit

References edit

Old Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Celtic *glastos.

Adjective edit

glas

  1. green, greenish (especially of growing things, grass, trees, etc.)
  2. blue, green-blue, grey-blue
  3. the colour of the blue dye extracted from woad
  4. metallic in colour
  5. the colour of frost or ice
  6. shades of grey
  7. wan (of complexion)
  8. bluish, livid, discolored
  9. faded (of clothing)
Inflection edit
o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative glas glas glas
Vocative glais*
glas**
Accusative glas glais
Genitive glais glaise glais
Dative glas glais glas
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative glais glasa
Vocative glasu
glasa†
Accusative glasu
glasa†
Genitive glas
Dative glasaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Descendants edit

Etymology 2 edit

From earlier *glapsâ, which could be related to Old English clyppan (“to clasp, embrace, hold onto”).

Noun edit

glas m or f

  1. lock, fetter, clasp, bolt
  2. winding up, conclusion
Inflection edit
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative glas glasL glaisL
Vocative glais glasL glasuH
Accusative glasN glasL glasuH
Genitive glaisL glas glasN
Dative glasL glasaib glasaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants edit

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
glas glas
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ 		nglas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

Old Saxon edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (“to shine, shimmer, glow”). Compare Old English glæs, Old Dutch glas, Old Frisian gles, Old High German glas, clas, Old Norse gler.

Noun edit

glas n

  1. glass

Descendants edit

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic гласъ (glasŭ, “voice”), from Proto-Slavic *golsъ.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

glas n (plural glasuri)

  1. (now relatively literary) voice
  2. (music) mode of Orthodox chant, of which there are eight
  3. (obsolete) words, speech
  4. (obsolete) news

Declension edit

Declension of glas
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) glas glasul (niște) glasuri glasurile
genitive/dative (unui) glas glasului (unor) glasuri glasurilor
vocative glasule glasurilor

Derived terms edit

References edit

Scottish Gaelic edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kl̪ˠas̪/
  • Hyphenation: glas

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Irish glas (descriptive of various shades of light green and blue, passing from grass-green to grey). Cognates include Irish glas and Manx glass.

Adjective edit

glas (genitive singular masculine glais, genitive singular feminine glaise, nominative plural glasa, comparative glaise)

  1. green (natural; of grass, trees, etc.)
    Synonym: gorm
  2. green (unripe)
  3. (figurative) green (inexperienced)
  4. grey (of sheep, horses, cloth, wool, etc.; also of eyes)
  5. pale, wan, sallow
Declension edit
Declension of glas (type I adjective)
Masculine Feminine Plural
Nominative glas ghlas glasa
Genitive ghlais glaise glasa
Dative glas ghlais glasa
Vocative ghlais ghlas glasa

Verb edit

glas (past ghlas, future glasaidh, verbal noun glasadh, past participle glaste)

  1. (intransitive) to pale; to turn grey

See also edit

Colors in Scottish Gaelic · dathan (layout · text)
     bàn, geal      glas      dubh
             dearg; ruadh              orainds; donn              buidhe; donn
             uaine              uaine              gorm
             liath; glas              liath              gorm
             purpaidh; guirmean              pinc; purpaidh              pinc

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Irish glas (“clasp, lock”). Cognate with Irish glas and Manx glass.

Noun edit

glas f (genitive singular glaise, plural glasan)

  1. lock
Declension edit
Declension of glas (class IIa feminine noun)
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative glas glasan
Genitive glaise ghlas
Dative glais glasan; glasaibh*
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (a') ghlas (na) glasan
Genitive (na) glaise (nan) glas
Dative (a') ghlais (na) glasan; glasaibh*
Vocative (a) ghlas (a) ghlasa

*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century

Derived terms edit

Verb edit

glas (past ghlas, future glasaidh, verbal noun glasadh, past participle glaste)

  1. (transitive) to lock
Alternative forms edit

Mutation edit

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

References edit

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *golsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *galsás.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

glȃs m (Cyrillic spelling гла̑с)

  1. voice
  2. vote
  3. (expressively) news
  4. (linguistics) phone

Declension edit

Declension of glas
singular plural
nominative glȃs glȁsovi
genitive glasa glasova
dative glasu glasovima
accusative glas glasove
vocative glase glasovi
locative glasu glasovima
instrumental glasom glasovima

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • “glas” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *golsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *galsás.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡláːs/
  • Hyphenation: glas

Noun edit

glȃs m inan

  1. voice
    Synonyms: glasek, štima, vokal
  2. vote
    Synonyms: votum, volilni glas
  3. (linguistics) phone
  4. sound
    Synonym: zvok
  5. rumour, repute
    Synonym: govorica
  6. (obsolete) message[→SP]
    Synonyms: sporočilo, obvestilo

Declension edit

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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix) , long mixed accent, ending -u in genitive singular
nom. sing. glȃs
gen. sing. glasȗ
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik 		glȃs glasȏva glasȏvi
genitive
rodȋlnik 		glasȗ glasóv glasóv
dative
dajȃlnik 		glȃsu, glȃsi glasȏvoma, glasȏvama glasȏvom, glȃsȏvam
accusative
tožȋlnik 		glȃs glasȏva glasȏve
locative
mẹ̑stnik 		glȃsu, glȃsi glasȏvih glasȏvih
instrumental
orọ̑dnik 		glȃsom glasȏvoma, glasȏvama glasȏvi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) 		glȃs glasȏva glasȏvi



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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate) , fixed accent
nom. sing. glȃs
gen. sing. glȃsa
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik 		glȃs glȃsa glȃsi
genitive
rodȋlnik 		glȃsa glȃsov glȃsov
dative
dajȃlnik 		glȃsu, glȃsi glȃsoma, glȃsama glȃsom, glȃsam
accusative
tožȋlnik 		glȃs glȃsa glȃse
locative
mẹ̑stnik 		glȃsu, glȃsi glȃsih, glȃsah glȃsih, glȃsah
instrumental
orọ̑dnik 		glȃsom glȃsoma, glȃsama glȃsi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) 		glȃs glȃsa glȃsi


Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • “glas”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • “glas”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Spanish edit

Adjective edit

glas (invariable)

  1. Only used in azúcar glas

Further reading edit

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish glas, from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

glas n

  1. glass (material)
    en glasmugg
    a glass mug
    en mugg av glas
    a mug made of glass
    glasblåsare
    glassblower
  2. a glass (vessel)
    ett glas mjölk
    a glass of milk
    ett glas saft
    a glass of squash/cordial
    ett vinglas
    a wine glass
    Glaset föll i golvet och gick i kras
    The glass fell to the floor and shattered [I (“in”) as opposed to till (“to”) puts more focus on the impact and often implies an accidental fall, though this is a fairly native-level distinction – can be thought of as a generalization of "fall in the water" and the like. "Falla till golvet" – like in English – isn't wrong either.]

Usage notes edit

  • "A glass of X" is idiomatically "ett glas X" or – less commonly – "ett glas med X" (a glass with X). "Ett glas av mjölk" means "a glass made of [English "of" in that sense] milk."
  • Other containers work the same way, for example "två flaskor vin" (two bottles of wine), "en dunk bensin" (a jerry can of gas), and "en tunna potatis" (a barrel of potatoes), as well as some other means of packaging something, like "en rulle hushållspapper" (a roll of kitchen paper).

Declension edit

Declension of glas 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative glas glaset glas glasen
Genitive glas glasets glas glasens

Derived terms edit

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Etymology edit

From English glass.

Noun edit

glas

  1. glass (as in glass of water)

Welsh edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Welsh and Old Welsh glas, from Proto-Brythonic *glas, from Proto-Celtic *glastos. Related to glân (“clean”), arsenig (“arsenic”), and clorin (“chlorine”).

Cognate with Cornish glas (“blue, green, grey”), Breton glas (“blue”), Irish glas (“green, grey”), Scottish Gaelic glas (“grey, green, unripe”) and Manx glass (“green, grey, pale, raw”).

Adjective edit

glas (feminine singular glas, plural gleision, equative glased, comparative glasach, superlative glasaf)

  1. blue
  2. (archaic) green (of plants), verdant, unripe
    Synonym: gwyrdd
  3. (archaic) pale blue or green, slate-coloured
  4. (archaic) silver
    Synonym: arian
  5. early, dawning, young, raw, immature
    • 2001, Menna Elfyn, Er cof am Kelly:
      Panig wedi'r poen. / "My God its only a little girl" / Meddai'r glas filwr.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  6. grey (of a horse)
Usage notes edit

The word glas used to cover a much wider range of colours than it does in modern Welsh, from green (especially of nature) through blue to slaty grey and silver. In the present-day language it corresponds to English "blue" but is occasionally found in phrases and compound words to convey other colours.

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
glas las nglas unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also edit

Colors in Welsh · lliwiau (layout · text)
     gwyn      llwyd      du
             coch; rhudd              oren, melyngoch; brown              melyn; melynwyn
             melynwyrdd              gwyrdd             
             gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd              asur, gwynlas              glas
             fioled, rhuddlas; indigo              majenta; porffor              pinc, rhuddwyn

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

glas

  1. Soft mutation of clas (“cloister”).

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
clas glas nghlas chlas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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