Gletscher

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Alemannic German Gletscher, from Romansch glatscher, from Vulgar Latin *glaciārium. First attested in the sixteenth century. Cognate with French glacier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlɛtʃɐ/
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Noun

Gletscher m (strong, genitive Gletschers, plural Gletscher)

  1. glacier

Declension

Declension of Gletscher
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gletscher die Gletscher
genitive eines des Gletschers der Gletscher
dative einem dem Gletscher den Gletschern
accusative einen den Gletscher die Gletscher

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Further reading

  • “Gletscher” in Duden online
  • “Gletscher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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