Neuter

Glas

Meaning

  1. (material, neuter, strong) glass
  2. (neuter, strong) glass
  3. (neuter, strong) jar (made of glass)
  4. (neuter, strong) glass

Frequency

B1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

glaas

Zürich

Zürich

glas

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡlaːs/
Etymology

In summary

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

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