Glaspass

German

der Glaspass

Alternative forms

• Glaspaß (pre-1996 spelling in Germany and Austria)

Etymology

From Glas +‎ Pass. The first element is derived from Romansch claus (“enclosure, fencing”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡlaːsˌpas]
• Hyphenation: Glas‧pass

Proper noun

Glaspass m (proper noun, strong, genitive Glaspasses)

1. Glas Pass (a mountain pass in the Lepontine Alps, located in central Graubünden, Switzerland)

Declension

Declension of Glaspass [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Glaspass
genitive	eines	des	Glaspasses
dative	einem	dem	Glaspass, Glaspasse1
accusative	einen	den	Glaspass

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

• Alpenpass
  • Gebirgspass

Holonyms

• Adula-Alpen
  • Lepontinische Alpen

Related terms

• Glaser Grat, Innerglas
• Albulapass, Splügenpass
• Passhöhe, Engpass