Also means
jar
Usage Note
Glas is neuter and covers both the material and a drinking glass; for a jar of jam you also say ein Glas Marmelade. As a measure it stays singular: zwei Glas Wein ('two glasses of wine'), where the plural Gläser refers to the physical vessels.
Examples
"Sie trinkt ein Glas Wasser."
Natural Translation
She drinks a glass of water.
Literal Translation
She drinks a glass water.
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