gra
AlbanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Plural of grua.
NounEdit
gra
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin grānum (compare French grain, Occitan gran, Spanish grano), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Cognate with Portuguese grão, Galician gran, and Spanish grano.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gra m (plural grans)
- grain, the seed of various grass crops
- grain, seed, kernel, bean, a single seed of certain crops
- grain, a similar single particle of various substances
- grain, the linear surface texture of various substances, particularly wood
- pimple, blackhead, a blocked skin pore, especially with a painful and pus-filled inflamation
- 1994, Enric Casasses, “Cançó”, in Començament dels començaments i ocasió de les ocasions:
- L'amor ho cura tot i no et fas vell, / és perfecte contra els grans, / la sífilis del cervell / i la tristor de les mans.
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- (historical) grano, Spanish grain, a traditional unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg
- grain, other units of measure notionally based on the weight of various grains
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “gra” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “gra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “gra” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “gra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Haitian CreoleEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdjectiveEdit
gra
Italiot GreekEdit
NounEdit
gra f
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Old Polish igra, from Proto-Slavic *jьgra.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gra f (diminutive gierka)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of gra
Related termsEdit
adjective
noun
verb
VerbEdit
gra
Further readingEdit
- gra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- gra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
ScotsEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
gra (plural gras)
- (Ulster) liking for; affection.
- I had no gra for it.
- I did not like it; It wasn't to my liking.
ReferencesEdit
- Glossary of Words in the Counties of Antrim and Down, William Hugh Patterson, 1880