glans

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin glāns (“acorn”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡlænz/ Rhymes: -ænz === Noun === glans (plural glandes or (rare) glans) (anatomy) A structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris in humans and other mammals. Synonyms: balanus, (archaic) nut Hyponyms: glans penis or penile glans, glans clitoridis or clitoral glans Ellipsis of glans penis or penile glans. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:glans penis Ellipsis of glans clitoridis or clitoral glans. The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits. (medicine) Synonym of goiter. (gynaecology) Synonym of pessary. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== gland glans clitoridis, glans clitoris glans penis ==== Translations ==== === See also === balanic balano- === Further reading === “glans”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “glans”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === langs, slang == Catalan == === Noun === glans plural of gla == Danish == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Middle High German glanz, from Old High German glanz (“brilliance”). Cognate with modern German Glanz, Swedish glans. ==== Noun ==== glans the quality of being shiny glamour, magnificence === Etymology 2 === Learned borrowing from Latin glāns. ==== Noun ==== glans the head of the penis == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɣlɑns/ Rhymes: -ɑns === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch glans (ca. 1400), from Middle High German glanz (“shine, lustre”), whence Modern German Glanz. ==== Noun ==== glans m (uncountable, diminutive glansje n) lustre, shine, shimmer, gloss, glistening (optics) gloss ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: glans === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== glans inflection of glanzen: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative === Further reading === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “glans1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute === Anagrams === langs, slang == Icelandic == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle High German glanz, from Old High German glanz (“brilliance”). Cognate with modern German Glanz, Swedish glans. === Noun === glans m (genitive singular glans, no plural) shine, lustre, sheen ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== glansa == Latin == === Alternative forms === glandō (post-classical) === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *glānts, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelh₂- (“acorn”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɡɫãːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɡlans] === Noun === glāns f (genitive glandis); third declension (literal) an acorn, nut; any acorn-shaped fruit; a beechnut, chestnut (transferred senses): (weaponry) an acorn-shaped ball of lead or clay, hurled at the enemy (New Latin, firearms) a bullet (anatomy) the glans penis ==== Inflection ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== (Note: see also glandula.) === References === === Further reading === “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, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “glans”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From German Glanz (sense 1), and Latin glans (sense 3). === Noun === glans m (definite singular glansen, indefinite plural glanser, definite plural glansene) gloss, lustre (UK) or luster (US), sheen, brilliance (short form of glansbilde) a glossy print or picture (anatomy) glans ==== Derived terms ==== glansfull === Further reading === “glans” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡlɑns/ === Etymology 1 === From German Glanz. ==== Noun ==== glans m (definite singular glansen, uncountable) gloss, lustre (UK) or luster (US), sheen, brilliance, sparkle, the quality of being shiny a glossy print or picture (short form of glansbilde or glansbilete) glory, magnificence ===== Derived terms ===== glansfull === Etymology 2 === From Latin glans (“acorn”). ==== Noun ==== glans m (definite singular glansen, indefinite plural glansar, definite plural glansane) (anatomy) glans === Further reading === “glans” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Glanz, from Middle High German glanz, from Old High German glanz, from Proto-Germanic *glantaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰlond-o-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰlend-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡlans/ Rhymes: -ans Syllabification: glans === Noun === glans m inan (colloquial) gleam, lustre, shine Synonyms: blask, glanc, połysk ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === glans in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN glans in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle High German glanz, from Old High German glanz (“brilliance”). Cognate with modern German Glanz. === Pronunciation === === Noun === glans c shine, gloss, sheen radiance (of for example the moon) (figuratively) splendor, glory, sheen ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== glansig (“shiny, glossy”) ==== Related terms ==== glänsa === Further reading === Etymology and the European Lexicon - Proceedings of the 14th Fachtagung der Indogermanischen Gesellschaft, 17–22 September 2012, Copenhagen, p. 98 === Anagrams === slang