gletsjer

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gletscher.

Noun

gletsjer c (singular definite gletsjeren, plural indefinite gletsjere)

  1. glacier

Declension
Declension of gletsjer
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/
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  • Hyphenation: glet‧sjer

Noun

gletsjer m (plural gletsjers, diminutive gletsjertje n)

  1. glacier [from late 17th c.]
    Synonyms: glacier, ijsveld

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: gletser
  • → Indonesian: glètsêr
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