Translation
glass (the material)
Word origin
From Latin vitrum ('glass'), the root behind English vitreous and vitrify.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- vitrum
- English cognates
- vitreous, vitrify, vitriol
Examples
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The window is made of glass.
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A piece of broken glass lay on the floor.
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Glass is clear but not strong.
Esperanto keeps the two English senses apart. is the substance a window is made of; is the thing you drink from. Ask for and you get a drink, ask for and you get a pane.
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