Gletscher

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German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlɛtʃɐ/
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Noun

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Gletscher m (strong, genitive Gletschers, plural Gletscher)

  1. glacier

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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