Gletscher

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlɛtʃɐ/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Gletscher m (strong, genitive Gletschers, plural Gletscher)

  1. glacier

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Further reading[edit]

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