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glis.

dormouse

4 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɡliːs]Classical-Latin[ˈɡlis]
  1. dormouse

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵl̥h₂-í-s (“sister-in-law”), related to Sanskrit गिरि (girí, “sister-in-law”), Ancient Greek γαλέη (galéē, “weasel”). Related to glōs (“husband's sister”).

noun[ˈɡlɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈɡlis]
  1. A tenacious kind of earth

    declension-3 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to stick; to spread, to smear”). See also Latin glūten and glutus.

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