glassa

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlas.sa/
• Rhymes: -assa
• Hyphenation: glàs‧sa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French glace. Doublet of ghiaccia.

Noun

glassa f (plural glasse)

1. (foods) glaze, icing, frosting

Derived terms

• glassare

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

glassa

1. inflection of glassare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• glassene

Noun

glassa n

1. definite plural of glass

Swedish

Etymology

glass (“ice cream”) +‎ -a

Verb

glassa (present glassar, preterite glassade, supine glassat, imperative glassa)

1. (colloquial, sometimes with a particle like runt or omkring to signify simultaneous movement) to enjoy oneself (in a somewhat hedonistic manner, sometimes in a luxurious setting)

   Katten låg och glassade i solen

   The cat was soaking up the sun

   De glassade runt på yachten

   They strolled around the yacht

   glassa omkring i en sportbil

   cruise around in a sports car

Conjugation

Conjugation of glassa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	glassa		glassas
supine	glassat		glassats
imperative	glassa		—
imper. plural1	glassen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	glassar	glassade	glassas	glassades
ind. plural1	glassa	glassade	glassas	glassades
subjunctive2	glasse	glassade	glasses	glassades
present participle		glassande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• glassig

References

• glassa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• glassa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)