Glasgow

English

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *glas cu (“green hollow”); usually romantically translated as "the dear green place." Compare modern Gaelic Glaschu

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɑːzɡəʊ/, /ˈɡlæz.ɡəʊ/, /ˈɡlaz.ɡəʊ/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlæz.ɡoʊ/, /ˈɡlæz.ɡaʊ/
(Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlaz.ɡo/

Proper noun

Glasgow

A city in Lanarkshire and the largest in Scotland.
A CDP in Delaware.
A village in Illinois.
A city in Kentucky, and the county seat of Barren County.
A city in Missouri.
A city in Montana, and the county seat of Valley County.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
A town in Virginia.
A town in West Virginia.
A settlement in Suriname.

Derived terms

New Glasgow

Related terms

Glaswegian

Translations

the city Glasgow

Arabic: غْلَاسْكُو‎‎ m (ḡlāskū)
Armenian: Գլազգո (Glazgo)
Bulgarian: Глазгоу m (Glazgou)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 格拉斯哥 (zh) (Gélāsīgē)
Dutch: Glasgow
Esperanto: Glasgovo
Finnish: Glasgow (fi)
French: Glasgow (fr) m
Galician: Glasgow
Georgian: გლაზგო (glazgo)
German: Glasgow (de) n
Greek: Γλασκώβη (el) (Glaskóvi)
Hindi: ग्लासगो (glāsgo)
Irish: Glaschú m
Italian: Glasgow

Japanese: グラスゴー (Gurasugō)
Korean: 글래스고 (Geullaeseugo)
Latin: Glasgovia
Latvian: Glāzgova f
Lithuanian: Glazgas m
Macedonian: Глазгов (Glázgov)
Polish: Glasgow (pl) n
Portuguese: Glasgow (pt)
Russian: Гла́зго m (Glázgo)
Scots: Glesca
Scottish Gaelic: Glaschu
Spanish: Glasgow (es)
Swedish: Glasgow
Turkish: Glasgow
Ukrainian: Глазго m (Hlazho)

Catalan

Proper noun

Glasgow m

Glasgow

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Glasgow.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlaz.ɡow/

Proper noun

Glasgow f

Glasgow (a city in Scotland)

Spanish

Proper noun

Glasgow ?

Glasgow (the city Glasgow)

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