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Glas.

glass

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡlaːs//ɡlas/

  1. glass

    material · neuter · strong

  2. glass

    neuter · strong

  3. jar (made of glass)

    neuter · strong

  4. glass

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ɡlaːs//ɡlas/

  1. time stamp for half an hour

    mixed · neuter
Where this word comes from

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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