Stundenglas

German

Etymology

From Stunde (hour) +‎ -n- +‎ Glas (glass).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʊndn̩ˌɡlaːs/
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  • Hyphenation: Stun‧den‧glas

Noun

Stundenglas n (strong, genitive Stundenglases, plural Stundengläser)

  1. hourglass
    • a. 1766, Christoph Martin Wieland, transl., Macbeth[1], translation of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, [Act I, scene vi]:
      [Macbeth.] Komme, was kommen mag—Die Zeit rennt mit ihrem Stundenglas durch den raschesten Tag.
      Come what come may, / Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.

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