*gladaz
Runic: ᚷᛚᚨᛞᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɣlɑ.ðɑz/adjective · a-stem
Meanings
- shining, shiny, radiant
- bright, cheery, cheerful
- glossy, sleek, smooth
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gʰladʰ-, from *gʰleh₂dʰ- (‘to shine’).
Cognate to Lithuanian žlėjà (‘dusk’), Latin glaber (‘smooth, hairless’), and Old Church Slavonic гладъкъ (gladŭkŭ) (gladŭkŭ, ‘smooth, even, sweet’).
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | gladaz | gladō | gladą, -atō | gladai | gladôz | gladō |
| Acc. | gladanǭ | gladǭ | gladą, -atō | gladanz | gladōz | gladō |
| Gen. | gladas, -is | gladaizōz | gladas, -is | gladaizǫ̂ | gladaizǫ̂ | gladaizǫ̂ |
| Dat. | gladammai | gladaizōi | gladammai | gladaimaz | gladaimaz | gladaimaz |
| Inst. | gladanō | gladaizō | gladanō | gladaimiz | gladaimiz | gladaimiz |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | gladô | gladǭ | gladô | gladaniz | gladōniz | gladōnō |
| Acc. | gladanų | gladōnų | gladô | gladanunz | gladōnunz | gladōnō |
| Gen. | gladiniz | gladōniz | gladiniz | gladanǫ̂ | gladōnǫ̂ | gladanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | gladini | gladōni | gladini | gladammaz | gladōmaz | gladammaz |
| Inst. | gladinē | gladōnē | gladinē | gladammiz | gladōmiz | gladammiz |
Descendants
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*glad (Proto-West Germanic)
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*glad, *glat (Old Dutch)
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glat (Middle Dutch)
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glad (Dutch)
- glad (Afrikaans)
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glad (Dutch)
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glat (Middle Dutch)
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*glad, *glat (Old Dutch)
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*glad (Proto-West Germanic)
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glæd (Old English)
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glad, glade, gladde, glaid, gled (Middle English)
- glad (English)
- gled, glaid (Scots)
- glaude (Yola)
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glad, glade, gladde, glaid, gled (Middle English)
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glæd (Old English)
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*glad (Proto-West Germanic)
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glæd (Old English)
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glade, glode, glede (Middle English)
- glade (English)
- gladès (Yola)
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glade, glode, glede (Middle English)
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glæd (Old English)
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*glad (Proto-West Germanic)
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gled (Old Frisian)
- glääd (Saterland Frisian)
- glêd (West Frisian)
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gled (Old Frisian)
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*glad (Proto-West Germanic)
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glat (Old High German)
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glat (Middle High German)
- glat (Luxembourgish)
- głōt (Vilamovian)
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glat (Middle High German)
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glat (Old High German)
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*glad (Proto-West Germanic)
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glat (Old High German)
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glat (Middle High German)
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glatt (German)
- glat (Danish)
- glatt (Norwegian)
- glatt (Swedish)
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glatt (German)
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glat (Middle High German)
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glat (Old High German)
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*glad (Proto-West Germanic)
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glat (Old High German)
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glat (Middle High German)
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glatt (German)
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glata (Esperanto)
- glata (Ido)
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glata (Esperanto)
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glatt (German)
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glat (Middle High German)
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glat (Old High German)
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*glad (Proto-West Germanic)
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glat (Old High German)
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glat (Middle High German)
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גלאַט (glat) (Yiddish)
- glatt (English)
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גלאַט (glat) (Yiddish)
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glat (Middle High German)
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glat (Old High German)
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*glad (Proto-West Germanic)
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glad (Old Saxon)
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glad, glat (Middle Low German)
- glad, glatt (Low German)
- glaut (Plautdietsch)
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glad, glat (Middle Low German)
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glad (Old Saxon)
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glaðr (Old Norse)
- glad (Danish)
- glaður (Faroese)
- glaður (Icelandic)
- glad (Norwegian)
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glaðr (Old Norse)
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glaþer (Old Swedish)
- glad (Swedish)
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glaþer (Old Swedish)
- *lāδēs (Proto-Samic)