gletser

Afrikaans

/ˈχlɛtsər/

noun
Definitions
  • glacier

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish gletsjer derived from German Gletscher (glacier) derived from Alemannic German Gletscher (glacier) derived from French glacier (glacier) derived from Latin glaciārium (ice plain, glacier), glacies (ice) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (cold, form into a ball, ball, gleam, ball up, freeze, be cold, amass, clench, round, swollen).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gel-

Gloss

cold, form into a ball, ball, gleam, ball up, freeze, be cold, amass, clench, round, swollen

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

冷, 寒

Emoji
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