Glas
See also: glas, glás, and glas'
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch and German Glas.
Proper noun
Glas (plural Glases)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Glas is the 34758th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 650 individuals. Glas is most common among White (90.46%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Glas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 50.
Anagrams
- GALS, LGAs, gals, lags, slag
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
- Glaas
Etymology
From Middle High German glas, from Old High German glas, from Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą. Cognate with German Glas, Dutch glas, English glass.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡlɑs/
Noun
Glas n (plural Gleser, diminutive Glesli)
- glass (material)
- glass (drinking vessel)
- pane of glass
Dutch
Etymology
From glas (“glass”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣlɑs/
- Hyphenation: Glas
- Rhymes: -ɑs
Proper noun
Glas
- a surname
German
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡlaːs/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ɡlas/ (variant in Low German areas; but inflected forms always with a long vowel)
audio (Germany) (file) audio (Germany/Berlin) (file) audio (Austria) (file) - Rhymes: -aːs, -as
Noun
Glas n (strong, genitive Glases, plural Gläser or Glas, diminutive Gläschen n or Gläslein n)
- (material) glass
- (container) glass
- 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 36:
- Ein frisch gefülltes Glas Champagner stand vor ihm. Er trank es in einem Zug aus – mit Lust, fast mit Begier.
- A freshly filled glass of champaign was in front of him. He emptied it in one draught – with pleasure, almost with greed.
- 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 36:
- (container) jar (made of glass)
- 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 31:
- So wurden im Garten noch die letzten Stachelbeeren und Himbeeren, wurden schon frühe Pflaumen und Pfirsiche gepflückt; in der Küche weckte Mamsell das viele Obst und Gemüse in unzähligen Gläsern ein; […]
- So even the last gooseberries and raspberries and already early plums and peaches were plucked in the garden; in the kitchen the housekeeper canned all this large amount of fruits and vegetables in countless jars; […]
- 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 31:
- (amount of liquid) glass
Usage notes
- The normal plural is Gläser.
- The unchanged plural Glas can be used, alternatively, after numerals when referring to a quantity of drinks someone has drunk (or served, etc.): Mein Vater trinkt jeden Abend fünf Glas Bier. – “My father has five glasses of beer every evening.”
Declension
Declension of Glas [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Glas | die | Gläser, Glas |
| genitive | eines | des | Glases | der | Gläser, Glas |
| dative | einem | dem | Glas, Glase1 | den | Gläsern, Glas |
| accusative | ein | das | Glas | die | Gläser, Glas |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- glasartig, glasig
- Glaser, Glaserei
- glasieren, gläsern
- einglasen, verglasen
Related terms
- Augenglas
- Autoglas
- Bierglas
- Brennglas
- Brillenglas
- Cognacglas
- Doppelwandglas
- Einglas
- Einkochglas
- Einmachglas
- Einweckglas
- Facettenglas
- Farbglas
- Fensterglas
- Fernglas
- Flachglas
- Flintglas
- Glasaal
- Glasampulle
- Glasarbeit
- Glasarbeiter
- Glasauge
- Glasbaustein
- Glasblasen
- Glasbläser
- Glasbruch
- Glaserhandwerk
- Gläserklang
- Glasermeister
- Glasersatz
- Glasfabrik
- Glasfaser
- Glasfaserkabel
- Glasfassade
- Glasfenster
- Glasfenster
- Glasflasche
- Glasflasche
- Glasfront
- Glasgemälde
- Glasglanz
- Glasglocke
- Glashaus
- Glasheckscheibe
- Glashütte
- glasklar
- Glasknochen
- Glasknopf
- Glaskörper
- Glaskrug
- Glaskugel
- Glaslinse
- Glasmacher
- Glasmaler
- Glasmalerei
- Glasnudel
- Glasofen
- Glaspartikel
- Glasperle
- Glasrahmen
- Glasreiniger
- Glasrohr
- Glasröhre
- Glasschale
- Glasscheibe
- Glasscherbe
- Glasschliff
- Glasschneider
- Glasschrank
- Glassplitter
- Glastanzdiele
- Glastür
- Glasvase
- Glaswand
- Glasware
- Glaswolle
- Gurkenglas
- Hartglas
- Isolierglas
- Konservenglas
- Kristallglas
- Kronglas
- Marmeladenglas
- Milchglas
- Mineralglas
- Opernglas
- Panzerglas
- Probierglas
- Quarzglas
- Rauchglas
- Rotweinglas
- Saftglas
- Saphirglas
- Schaumglas
- Schaumweinglas
- Schnapsglas
- Schutzglas
- Sektglas
- Senfglas
- Sicherheitsglas
- Solarglas
- Spiegelglas
- Teeglas
- Trinkglas
- Türglas
- Uhr(en)glas
- Vergrößerungsglas
- Wasserglas
- Weckglas
- Weinglas
- Weißweinglas
- Zahnglas
- Zahnputzglas
Noun
Glas n (mixed, genitive Glases, plural Glasen)
- (nautical) time stamp for half an hour
Declension
Declension of Glas [neuter, mixed]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Glas | die | Glasen |
| genitive | eines | des | Glases | der | Glasen |
| dative | einem | dem | Glas, Glase1 | den | Glasen |
| accusative | ein | das | Glas | die | Glasen |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Further reading
- “Glas” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Glas” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Glas (Stoff, Gefäß)” in Duden online
- “Glas (Zeitraum, Zeitangabe)” in Duden online
Glas on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German glas, from Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą. Cognate with German Glas, Dutch glas, English glass.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡlaːs/
- Rhymes: -aːs
Noun
Glas n (plural Glieser)
- (uncountable) glass (material)
- glass (drinking vessel)
- (plural Glas) glass (amount of liquid)
- jar (made of glass)