gradus

See also Gradus, and grádus

English

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɡreɪdəs/

Etymology

From Gradus ad Parnassum (Latin, literally, a step to Parnassus), a 17th century prosody dictionary long used in British schools.

Noun

gradus (plural graduses)

1. A handbook used as an aid in a difficult art or practice, specifically, a dictionary of Greek or Latin prosody used as a guide in writing of poetry in Greek or Latin.

Anagrams

• guards, Guards

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- (“to walk, go”).

Noun

gradus (genitive gradūs); m, fourth declension

1. a step, pace
2. a stage, degree
3. (by extension) a position, station, ground
4. firm position, stand
5. a step, stair, round of a ladder
6. a braid of hair
7. (mathematics) degree

Inflection

Archaic form of genitive singular is graduis.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	gradus	gradūs
genitive	gradūs	graduum
dative	graduī	gradibus
accusative	gradum	gradūs
ablative	gradū	gradibus
vocative	gradus	gradūs

Derived terms

gradālis gradārius gradātim

gradātiō gradātus gradilis

Related terms

• gradior

Descendants

Catalan: grau English: grade, gradus French: grade German: Grad Hungarian: grádus

Italian: grado Portuguese: grado, grau Romanian: grad Russian: градус Spanish: grado

References

• gradus in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879