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 (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ants

    Noun

    Glanz m (strong, genitive Glanzes, no plural)

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

    Declension

    Declension of Glanz [sg-only, masculine, strong]
    singular
    indef. def. noun
    nominative ein der Glanz
    genitive eines des Glanzes
    dative einem dem Glanz, Glanze1
    accusative einen den Glanz

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

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

    References

    • Kroonen, Guus (2013), “glintan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], 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

    Further reading

    • Glanz in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire
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