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Translingual
Symbol
gla
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Scottish Gaelic.
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan glan~aglan, from Latin glandem. Doublet of the borrowed anatomical term gland.
Pronunciation
Noun
gla f (plural glans)
- acorn
Derived terms
References
- “gla”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies , April 2007
- “gla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “gla” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “gla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Verb
gla (present tense glar, past tense gladde, supine gladd or gladt, past participle gladd, present participle gladande, imperative gla)
- (about the sun or the moon) to go down, make the sky red
- glada (long form with a- or split infinitives)
- glade (long form with e-infinitive)
Etymology 2
Adjective
gla (indefinite singular gla, definite singular and plural glae, comparative glaare, indefinite superlative glaast, definite superlative glaaste)
- pronunciation spelling of glad
References
- “gla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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