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Latin

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *ǵl̥h₂-í-s (“sister-in-law”), related to Sanskrit गिरि (girí, “sister-in-law”), Ancient Greek γαλέη (galéē, “weasel”). Related to glōs (“husband's sister”).[1]

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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glīs m (genitive glīris); third declension

  1. dormouse
Declension
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Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Derived terms
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Descendants
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(Note: most terms via the Late variant glīrus.)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to stick; to spread, to smear”).[2] See also Latin glūten and glutus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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glis f (genitive glitis); third declension

  1. (mineralogy) A tenacious kind of earth
Declension
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Third-declension noun.

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “glīs”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 264
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), “glei-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 362-363

Further reading

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  • “glis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • "glis", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “glis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From the verb glise.[1][2]

Noun

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glis n (definite singular gliset, indefinite plural glis, definite plural glisa or glisene)

  1. a grin
  2. a sneer

Usage notes

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  • In 2020, masculine inflection (glisen) was made obsolete.[3]

References

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  1. ^ “glis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  2. ^ “glis” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
  3. ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (retrieved 12.21.20)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From the verb glise.[1]

Noun

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glis n (definite singular gliset, indefinite plural glis, definite plural glisa)

  1. a grin
  2. a sneer

Usage notes

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Noun

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glis m (definite singular glisen, indefinite plural glisar, definite plural glisane)

  1. a person who always has a grin

References

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  1. ^ “glis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  2. ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (retrieved 12.21.20)
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