Glanz

See also: glanz

German

Etymology

From Middle High German glanz (noun and adjective), from Old High German glanz (adjective), from Proto-Germanic *glantaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰlond-o-, ultimately from the root *gʰlend-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlants/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ants

Noun

Glanz m (strong, genitive Glanzes, no plural)

1. gleam, sparkle, glitter
2. splendor, glory

Declension

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Glanz
genitive	eines	des	Glanzes
dative	einem	dem	Glanz, Glanze1
accusative	einen	den	Glanz

Declension of Glanz [sg-only, masculine, strong]

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Kobaltglanz
• Kupferglanz
• glänzen
• Glanzleistung
• Glanzlicht
• Glanznummer
• Hochglanz
• Sternenglanz

Related terms

• glänzen

Descendants

• → Danish: glans
• → Dutch: glans
• → Norwegian Bokmål: glans
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: glans
• → Polish: glans, → glanc
• → Swedish: glans

References

• Guus Kroonen (2013) “glintan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 181

Further reading

• “Glanz” in Duden online
• “Glanz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German glanz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlans/, [ɡlɑn(t)s]
• Rhymes: -ɑnts

Noun

Glanz m (uncountable)

1. shine, gleam
2. splendour