gletsjer
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Gletscher.
Noun
gletsjer c (singular definite gletsjeren, plural indefinite gletsjere)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gletsjer | gletsjeren | gletsjere | gletsjerne |
| genitive | gletsjers | gletsjerens | gletsjeres | gletsjernes |
Further reading
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from German Gletscher. First attested in the late 17th c. in the form gleser, then the spelling shifted to gletscher in the 18th c.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣlɛt.ʃər/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: glet‧sjer
Noun
gletsjer m (plural gletsjers, diminutive gletsjertje n)
Derived terms
- berggletsjer
- dalgletsjer
- gletsjerdal
- gletsjergrot
- gletsjerijs
- gletsjerkras
- gletsjermelk
- gletsjermolen
Descendants
West Frisian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Gletscher.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡlɛtsjər/
Noun
gletsjer c (plural gletsjers)
Further reading
- “gletsjer”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011