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Glut

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German gluot, from Old High German gluot, from Proto-Germanic *glōdiz. Cognates include English gleed, Dutch gloed, Icelandic glóð, Swedish glöd.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡluːt/
  • Rhymes: -uːt
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Glut f (genitive Glut, plural Gluten)

  1. great heat from (or as if from) something that glows
    Die Männer schwitzen in der Glut der Abendsonne.
    The men are sweating in the heat of the evening sun.
  2. embers, a quantity of glowing coals
    Ein Würstchen ist vom Rost in die Glut gefallen.
    A sausage has fallen from the gridiron into the hot coals.

Declension

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Declension of Glut [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Glut die Gluten
genitive einer der Glut der Gluten
dative einer der Glut den Gluten
accusative eine die Glut die Gluten

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Glut”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

Further reading

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  • “Glut” in Duden online
  • “Glut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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Compare German Glut, Dutch gloed.

Noun

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Glut f (plural Glude)

  1. glow
  2. heat
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