Glaspass

German
der Glaspass

Alternative forms
  • Glaspaß (pre-1996 spelling in Germany and Austria)

Etymology

From Glas +‎ Pass. The first element is derived from Romansch claus (“enclosure, fencing”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡlaːsˌpas]
  • Hyphenation: Glas‧pass

Proper noun

Glaspass m (proper noun, strong, genitive Glaspasses)

  1. Glas Pass (a mountain pass in the Lepontine Alps, located in central Graubünden, Switzerland)

Declension
Declension of Glaspass [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Glaspass
genitive eines des Glaspasses
dative einem dem Glaspass, Glaspasse1
accusative einen den Glaspass

1Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

Holonyms
  • Adula-Alpen
    • Lepontinische Alpen
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