gròas
See also: groas
Cimbrian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German grōz, from Old High German grōz, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz (“coarse; big”). Cognate with German groß, Dutch groot, English great.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gròas (comparative grössor, superlative dar grössorste) (Sette Comuni)
- big, large
- dar gròose bingar ― thumb (literally, “the big finger”)
- gròoses haus ― palace (literally, “big house”)
- gròoses ménnes ― adult (literally, “big person”)
- great
Declension edit
Positive forms of gròas
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist gròas | zi ist gròas | is ist gròas | ze zèint gròas | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar gròose | de gròosa | 's gròose | de gròosen |
| accusative | in gròosen | de gròosa | 's gròose | de gròosen | |
| dative | me gròosen | dar gròosen | me gròosen | in gròosen | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an gròosar | an gròosa | an gròoses | (khòone) gròosen |
| accusative | an gròosen | an gròosa | an gròoses | (khòone) gròosen | |
| dative | aname gròosen | anara gròosen | aname gròosen | (khòonen) gròosen | |
| without article | nominative | gròose | |||
| accusative | gròose | ||||
| dative | gròosen | ||||
Comparative forms of gròas
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist grössor | zi ist grössor | is ist grössor | ze zèint grössor | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar grössore | de grössora | 's grössore | de grössorn |
| accusative | in grössorn | de grössora | 's grössore | de grössorn | |
| dative | me grössorn | dar grössorn | me grössorn | in grössorn | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an grössorar | an grössora | an grössors | (khòone) grössorn |
| accusative | an grössorn | an grössora | an grössors | (khòone) grössorn | |
| dative | aname grössorn | anara grössorn | aname grössorn | (khòonen) grössorn | |
| without article | nominative | grössore | |||
| accusative | grössore | ||||
| dative | grössorn | ||||
Superlative forms of gròas
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist dar grössorste | zi ist dar grössorsta | is ist dar grössorste | ze zèint dar grössorste | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar grössorste | de grössorsta | 's grössorste | de grössorsten |
| accusative | in grössorsten | de grössorsta | 's grössorste | de grössorsten | |
| dative | me grössorsten | dar grössorsten | me grössorsten | in grössorsten | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an grössorstar | an grössorsta | an grössorstes | (khòone) grössorsten |
| accusative | an grössorsten | an grössorsta | an grössorstes | (khòone) grössorsten | |
| dative | aname grössorsten | anara grössorsten | aname grössorsten | (khòonen) grössorsten | |
| without article | nominative | grössorste | |||
| accusative | grössorste | ||||
| dative | grössorsten | ||||
Related terms edit
References edit
- “gròas” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo