glaise
See also: glaisé
French
Etymology
From Middle French glaise, glase, from Old French glaise, gloise, of obscure and uncertain origin. According to one theory, derived from Gaulish *glisa, which is attested in Late Latin glissomarga, glīsomarga (“a kind of marl, white marl”), although the precise meaning of *gliso- is uncertain.
Alternatively, perhaps derived from a Germanic language, compare Dutch klei, German Low German Klei, English clay.
Or, possibly from Latin glis (“thick clay, tenacious earth”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡlɛz/
Audio (file) - Homophones: glaisent, glaises
- Rhymes: -ɛz
Noun
glaise f (plural glaises)
- clay
- (figuratively) earth
Verb
glaise
- inflection of glaiser:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
References
- Bratchet, A. (1873), “glaise”, in , Kitchin, G. W., transl., Etymological dictionary of the French language (Clarendon Press Series), 1st edition, London: Oxford/MacMillan and Co.
Further reading
- “glaise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- aigles, gelais
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡlˠaʃə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡlˠɨ̞ʃə/[1]
Adjective
glaise
- inflection of glas:
- genitive singular feminine
- comparative degree
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| glaise | ghlaise | nglaise |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 39
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
glaise
- genitive singular of glas
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| glaise | ghlaise |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |