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(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), 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
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