glans

Etymology

From Latin glans (“acorn”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ænz

Noun

glans (plural (rare) glans or glandes)

1. The vascular body which forms the apex of the penis.
2. The vascular body which forms the extremity of the clitoris.
3. The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.
4. A goiter.
5. A pessary.

Anagrams

• langs, slang

Noun

glans

1. plural of gla

Noun

glans

1. the quality of being shiny
2. glamour, magnificence
3. the head of the penis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣlɑns/

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• Rhymes: -ɑns

Noun

glans m (uncountable, diminutive glansje n)

1. glistening, shimmer, shine
2. (optics) gloss

Verb

glans

1. first-person singular present indicative of glanzen
2. imperative of glanzen

Anagrams

• langs, slang

Noun

glans m (genitive singular glans, no plural)

1. shine, lustre, sheen

Etymology

From root Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₂- (“acorn”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡlans/, [ɡɫãːs]

Noun

glāns f (genitive glandis); third declension

1. acorn, nut; any acorn-shaped fruit; beechnut, chestnut
2. A round mass the size and shape of an acorn.
3. (New Latin) bullet

References

• glans in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• glans in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• glans in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• glans in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Etymology

From German Glanz (sense 1), and Latin glans (sense 3)

Noun

glans m (definite singular glansen, indefinite plural glanser, definite plural glansene)

1. gloss, lustre (UK) or luster (US), sheen, brilliance
2. (short form of glansbilde) a glossy print or picture
3. (anatomy) glans

References

• “glans” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlɑns/

Etymology 1

From German Glanz

Noun

glans m (definite singular glansen, uncountable)

1. gloss, lustre (UK) or luster (US), sheen, brilliance, sparkle, the quality of being shiny
2. a glossy print or picture (short form of glansbilde or glansbilete)
3. glory, magnificence

Etymology 2

From Latin glans (“acorn”).

Noun

glans m (definite singular glansen, indefinite plural glansar, definite plural glansane)

1. (anatomy) glans

References

• “glans” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.