Definition
Plural of glossa; annotations or explanations of difficult words in ancient texts, particularly in medieval manuscripts.
Etymology
From Latin glossa, from Greek glōssa meaning 'tongue' or 'language.' The term evolved to mean 'explanation of a word' because explanations were written in the margins (like a tongue commenting on the text).
Kelly Says
Medieval monks literally crowded manuscripts with glossae—tiny handwritten explanations in margins and between lines—creating some of the earliest collaborative 'comments' on texts, centuries before Wikipedia.
Translations
ARالعربية
تعليقات
ta-a-li-qaat
CACatalà
glosses
gloh-ses
CSČeština
glossae
gloh-sah
DEDeutsch
Glossae
gloss-ay
ELΕλληνικά
εξηγήσεις
e-sigh-eh-see-es
ESEspañol
glosas
gloh-sahs
FAفارسی
تعلیقات
ta-a-li-qaat
FISuomi
sanakirja
san-a-kir-ja
FRFrançais
glossae
gloh-sah
HEעברית
הערות שוליים
he-va-rot sh-lu-him
HIहिन्दी
स्पष्टीकरण
s-p-sh-ti-ka-ran
HUMagyar
glossae
gloh-sah
IDBahasa Indonesia
glosarium
glo-sa-ri-um
ITItaliano
glossae
gloh-sah
MRMR
स्पष्टीकरण
s-p-sh-ti-ka-ran
MSBahasa Melayu
glossarium
glo-sa-ri-um
MYမြန်မာ
ကျမ်းကြောင်း
kya-n-kya-ng
NLNederlands
glossae
gloh-sah
PLPolski
glossae
gloh-sah
PTPortuguês
glossas
gloh-sahs
RORomână
glossae
gloh-sah
RUРусский
Глоссарий
gloss-a-ree
SVSvenska
glossor
gloss-or
SWKiswahili
maelezo
ma-le-zo
TAதமிழ்
விளக்கம்
vi-llak-kam
THไทย
คำอธิบาย
kam-a-thi-bai
TLTL
paliwanag
pa-li-wan-ag
TRTürkçe
glossae
gloh-sah
UKУкраїнська
glossary
glos-sa-ree
URاردو
تعلیقات
ta-a-li-qaat
VITiếng Việt
ghi chú
ghi chu