Masculine

gletsjer

glacier

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɣlɛt.ʃər/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from German Gletscher. First attested in the late 17th c. in the form gleser, then the spelling shifted to gletscher in the 18th c.

Related words

glacer

iceberg

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