glossar

See also: Glossar

Catalan

Etymology

From glossa (“gloss, commentary”) +‎ -ar. First attested in c. 1390.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ɡluˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ɡloˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡloˈsaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Homophone: glosà

Verb

glossar (first-person singular present glosso, first-person singular preterite glossí, past participle glossat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/ (transitive)

1. to gloss (a difficult word, phrase, etc.)
2. to provide a commentary on (a person or theme)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of glossar (first conjugation)

infinitive			glossar
gerund			glossant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		glossat		glossada
		plural		glossats		glossades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	glosso	glosses	glossa	glossem	glosseu	glossen
	imperfect	glossava	glossaves	glossava	glossàvem	glossàveu	glossaven
	future	glossaré	glossaràs	glossarà	glossarem	glossareu	glossaran
	preterite	glossí	glossares	glossà	glossàrem	glossàreu	glossaren
	conditional	glossaria	glossaries	glossaria	glossaríem	glossaríeu	glossarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	glossi	glossis	glossi	glossem	glosseu	glossin
	imperfect	glossés	glossessis	glossés	glosséssim	glosséssiu	glossessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	glossa	glossi	glossem	glosseu	glossin
	negative (no)	—	no glossis	no glossi	no glossem	no glosseu	no glossin

Further reading

• “glossar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “glossar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “glossar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “glossar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

glossar n (definite singular glossaret, indefinite plural glossar or glossarer, definite plural glossara or glossarene)

1. glossary

   Synonym: glossarium

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

glossar n (definite singular glossaret, indefinite plural glossar, definite plural glossara)

1. glossary

   Synonym: glossarium