Granat

See also: granat, granát, grånat, and gránát

German

Etymology

From Middle High German grānāt which was borrowed from Medieval Latin granatus, most likely a substantivized masculine form of *lapis granatus.. More at Granatapfel. The term Granat in the sense of shrimp was borrowed from Middle Low German garner, garnat or garnol, itself borrowed from Middle Dutch grenat (as spoken in Flanders).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʁaˈnaːt]

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Gra‧nat

Noun

Granat m (strong, genitive Granats, plural Granate)

1. (mineralogy) garnet
2. The common shrimp, Crangon crangon.

   Synonym: Nordseegarnele

3. (Vienna, slang) swindler
4. A short form of Granatapfel and Granatapfelbaum

Declension

Declension of Granat [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Granat	die	Granate
genitive	eines	des	Granats	der	Granate
dative	einem	dem	Granat	den	Granaten
accusative	einen	den	Granat	die	Granate

Hyponyms

• Kaisergranat

Derived terms

• granatartig

Related terms

• Granatapfel
• Granatblüte
• Granatkern

Further reading

• “Granat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Granat” in Duden online (Mineral)
• “Granat” in Duden online (Meeresfrucht)

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Granate, from Italian granata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʀaˈnaːt/, [ɡʀɑˈnaːt]

Noun

Granat f (plural Granaten)

1. grenade

Polish

Etymology

From granat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡra.nat/
• Rhymes: -anat
• Syllabification: Gra‧nat

Proper noun

Granat m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Granat

	singular	plural
nominative	Granat	Granatowie
genitive	Granata	Granatów
dative	Granatowi	Granatom
accusative	Granata	Granatów
instrumental	Granatem	Granatami
locative	Granacie	Granatach
vocative	Granacie	Granatowie

Proper noun

Granat f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname