glas

Afrikaans

/χlas/

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) glass material
  • (countable) glass vessel

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish glas (glass, crystal) inherited from Middle Dutch glas inherited from Old Dutch glas inherited from Proto-Germanic *glasą (glass) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (shine, glow, shimmer, glimmer, be green yellow, flourish).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰel-

Gloss

shine, glow, shimmer, glimmer, be green yellow, flourish

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji
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