# Glasgow
## English
### Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *glas cu (“green hollow”), from *glas (“green”) + *cöü (“hollow”) (for this element see Irish cuas (“hollow”), Welsh cau (“hollow”)); usually romantically translated as "the dear green place." Compare modern Scottish Gaelic Glaschu.

### Pronunciation

* (Scotland) IPA: /ˈɡlaz.ɡo/, (dialectally/locally) /ˈɡlez.ɡə/, /ˈɡles.kə/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɡlɑːz.ɡəʊ/, /ˈɡlæz-/, /ˈɡlɑːs-/, /ˈɡlæs-/
** Audio (Southern England):(file) (glaz)
** Audio (Southern England):(file) (glas)
* (General American) IPA: /ˈɡlæz.ɡoʊ/
** Audio (US):(file)
* (General Australian) IPA: /ˈɡlæz.ɡəʉ/, /ˈɡlɐːz.ɡəʉ/
* (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈɡlɛz.ɡɐʉ/, /ˈɡlɐːz.ɡɐʉ/
* Rhymes: -æzɡəʊ
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### Proper noun

Glasgow
* A major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland.
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* A community of the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
* A community of the town of Caledon, Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada.
* A settlement in Nickerie district, Suriname.
* A number of places in the United States:
** A ghost town in San Bernardino County, California.
** A census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware.
** An unincorporated community in Thomas County, Georgia.
** A village in Scott County, Illinois.
** A ghost town in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
** A home rule city, the county seat of Barren County, Kentucky.
** A township in Wabasha County, Minnesota.
** A minor city in Howard County and Chariton County, Missouri.
** A minor city, the county seat of Valley County, Montana.
** An unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio.
** An unincorporated community in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
** An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Coos County, Oregon.
** A tiny borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
** A town in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
** A small town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

#### Derived terms

* Glasgow effect
* Glasgow Green
* Glasgow kiss
* Glasgow oyster
* Glasgow patter
* Glasgow salad
* Glasgow smile
* New Glasgow
* Port Glasgow

#### Related terms

* Glaswegian

#### Translations
### Further reading

* Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡlaz.ɡow]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈɡlaz.ɣow]

### Proper noun

Glasgow m
* Glasgow (a major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland)

## German
### Etymology

From English Glasgow.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡlaːs.ɡo/, /ˈɡlaːs.ɡɔʊ̯/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Glasgow n (proper noun, genitive Glasgows or (optionally with an article) Glasgow)
* Glasgow (a city in Scotland, United Kingdom)

#### Derived terms

* Glasgower

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* Glásgua (rare)

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Glasgow.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɡlaz.ɡow/ [ˈɡlaz.ɡoʊ̯]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɡlaz.ɡow/ [ˈɡlaz.ɡoʊ̯]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈɡlaʒ.ɡow/ [ˈɡlaʒ.ɡoʊ̯]

### Proper noun

Glasgow
* Glasgow (a major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland)

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɡlaːzɡɔu]

### Proper noun

Glasgow m inan (genitive singular Glasgowa)
* Glasgow (a major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland)

### Further reading

* “Glasgow”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Glasgow.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡlasɡou/ [ˈɡlaz.ɣ̞ou̯]
* Rhymes: -asɡou
* Syllabification: Glas‧gow

### Proper noun

Glasgow ?
* Glasgow (a major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland)

#### Derived terms

* glasgüense