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Glut

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Noun

die Glut

Pronunciation: /ɡluːt/

embers; glowing coals

C2 rank #10,548 plural Gluten

Meanings

Noun
  1. embers; glowing coals
  2. intense heat; passion (figurative)

Example sentence

Ein Würstchen ist vom Rost in die Glut gefallen.

A sausage has fallen off the grill into the embers.

Word forms

singular die Glut
plural die Gluten

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedie Glut
Accusativedie Glut
Dativeder Glut
Genitiveder Glut

Plural

Nominativedie Gluten
Accusativedie Gluten
Dativeden Gluten
Genitiveder Gluten

Usage

  • über der Glut grillen — Cook over glowing embers.
  • Glut / Flamme — Glowing hot material versus a visible flame.
Extra sentence

Unter der Asche war die Glut noch warm.

The embers were still warm beneath the ash.