Glanz

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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:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ants

Noun

Glanz m (strong, genitive Glanzes, no plural)

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

Declension

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

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

Noun

Glanz m (uncountable)

  1. shine, gleam
  2. splendour

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