glas

See also: Glas, glás, and glas'

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CornishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

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

AdjectiveEdit

glas

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

SynonymsEdit

• blou

MutationEdit

  Mutation of glas  

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

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DalmatianEdit

NounEdit

glas

1. Alternative form of glaz

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DanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Middle Low German glas.

NounEdit

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.

InflectionEdit

Declension of glas

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

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DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Dutch 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.

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -ɑs

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• IPA^(key): /ɣlɑs/, /xlɑs/

NounEdit

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 termsEdit

Terms derived from glas

• bierglas
• gebrandschilderd glas
• glasachtig

• glas-in-lood
• glasraam
• glazen

• theeglas
• wijnglas

DescendantsEdit

• Afrikaans: glas
• → Sranan Tongo: grasi

AnagramsEdit

• slag

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FaroeseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Middle Low German glas.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /klɛaːs/

NounEdit

glas n (genitive singular glas, plural gløs)

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

DeclensionEdit

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

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Vulgar Latin *classum, from Latin classicum.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɡlɑ/

• Audio (Paris)

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NounEdit

glas m (plural glas)

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

Further readingEdit

• “glas” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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IcelandicEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /klaːs/
• Rhymes: -aːs

NounEdit

glas n (genitive singular glass, nominative plural glös)

1. glass (beverage container)

DeclensionEdit

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 termsEdit

• andaglas
• stundaglas
• tilraunaglas
• vatnsglas

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IrishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɡlˠasˠ/

Etymology 1Edit

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

AdjectiveEdit

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

1. green (of grass, trees, etc.)
2. grey (of sheep, horses, cloth, wool, etc.; of eyes)
3. (politics) green
4. (figuratively) inexperienced

DeclensionEdit

Declension of glas

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	glas	ghlas	glasa; ghlasa²
Vocative	ghlais		glasa
Genitive		glase	glasa	glas
Dative	glas; ghlas¹	ghlas; ghlais (archaic)	glasa; ghlasa²
Comparative	níos glase
Superlative	is glase

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

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

• arán glas (“wall pennywort”)

• barrghlas (“green-topped”)

• glasra (“greenery; vegetable”)

• scothghlas (“greenish”, adjective)

See alsoEdit

• uaine

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Irish glas (“clasp, lock”).

NounEdit

glas m (genitive singular glais, nominative plural glais)

1. lock

DeclensionEdit

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

See alsoEdit

MutationEdit

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.

Further readingEdit

• "glas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “glas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “glas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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KurdishEdit

glas

NounEdit

glas f

1. glass (substance)

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Middle DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɣlas/

NounEdit

glas n

1. glass (substance)

DescendantsEdit

• Dutch: glas
• Limburgish: glaas

Further readingEdit

• “glas”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “glas”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

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Middle EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old English glæs.

NounEdit

glas

1. glass (substance)
   • 14th century, Chaucer, General Prologue

     hir eyen greye as glas

     her eyes [were] as gray as glass

DescendantsEdit

• English: glass

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Low German glas

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɡlɑːs/

NounEdit

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 alsoEdit

• glass (Bokmål)

ReferencesEdit

• “glas” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old IrishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɡlas/

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Celtic *glastos.

AdjectiveEdit

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)

InflectionEdit

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

DescendantsEdit

• Irish: glas
• Manx: glass
• Scottish Gaelic: glas

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

glas m, f

1. lock, fetter, clasp, bolt
2. winding up, conclusion

InflectionEdit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

DescendantsEdit

• Irish: glas
• Manx: glass
• Scottish Gaelic: glas

MutationEdit

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 readingEdit

• “1 glas” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “2 glas” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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Old SaxonEdit

EtymologyEdit

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.

NounEdit

glas n

1. glass

DescendantsEdit

• Middle Low German: glas
  • Danish: glas
  • Faroese: glas
  • Low German: Glas
  • Norwegian: glas (Nynorsk), glass (Bokmål)
  • Swedish: glas

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RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *golsъ.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɡlas/
• Rhymes: -as

NounEdit

glas n (plural glasuri)

1. voice
2. vote

DeclensionEdit

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

SynonymsEdit

• voce

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Scottish GaelicEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /klas/

Etymology 1Edit

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

AdjectiveEdit

glas

1. green (of grass, trees, etc.; also "inexperienced")
2. grey (of sheep, horses, cloth, wool, etc.; also of eyes)

DeclensionEdit

Case	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Plural
Nominative	glas	ghlas	glasa
Vocative	glais	glas	glasa
Genitive	ghlais	ghlais/glaise	glas
Dative	ghlas	ghlais	glasa

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Irish glas (“clasp, lock”).

NounEdit

glas f (genitive singular glais or glaise, plural glasan)

1. lock

Derived termsEdit

• glas-ghuib

VerbEdit

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

1. lock

Alternative formsEdit

• glais

See alsoEdit

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

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *golsъ.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlaːs/

NounEdit

glȃs m (Cyrillic spelling гла̑с)

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

DeclensionEdit

Declension of glas

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

ReferencesEdit

• “glas”, in Hrvatski jezični portal, 2006–2018

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SloveneEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *golsъ.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡláːs/
• Tonal orthography: glȃs

NounEdit

glás m inan (genitive glasú or glása, nominative plural glasôvi or glási)

1. voice

DeclensionEdit

Declension of glás (masculine inan., hard o-stem, mobile accent, plural in -ôv-)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	glás	glasôva	glasôvi
accusative	glás	glasôva	glasôve
genitive	glasú	glasôv	glasôv
dative	glásu	glasôvoma	glasôvom
locative	glásu	glasôvih	glasôvih
instrumental	glásom	glasôvoma	glasôvi

Declension of glás (masculine inan., hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	glás	glása	glási
accusative	glás	glása	gláse
genitive	glása	glásov	glásov
dative	glásu	glásoma	glásom
locative	glásu	glásih	glásih
instrumental	glásom	glásoma	glási

Derived termsEdit

• glásek
• glásen

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SpanishEdit

AdjectiveEdit

glas (invariable)

1. Only used in azúcar glas

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SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Swedish glas, from Middle Low German glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (“to shine, shimmer, glow”).

PronunciationEdit

• audio

  (file)

NounEdit

glas n

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

DeclensionEdit

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

DescendantsEdit

• → Finnish: lasi

ReferencesEdit

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. →ISBN.

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Tok PisinEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English glass.

NounEdit

glas

1. glass (as in glass of water)

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WelshEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɡlaːs/

AdjectiveEdit

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

1. blue
2. inexperienced
   • 2001, Menna Elfyn, "Er cof am Kelly":

     Panig wedi'r poen. / "My God its only a little girl" / Meddai'r glas filwr.

MutationEdit

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 alsoEdit