glas

Syllable Decomposition

glas

from Latin popular classum, derived from Latin classicum (trumpet sound). The voicing of /k/ to /g/ is explained by assimilation with the following /l/ (voiced consonant).

Definitions

Translations

  • germangerman:Totenglocke
  • englishenglish:death knell
  • chinesechinese:丧钟
  • danishdanish:dødsklokke
  • dutchdutch:het einde aankondigen