gra

See also: Gra, grá, grå, and grã

Albanian

Etymology

Plural of grua.

Noun

gra

1. women

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin grānum (compare French grain, Occitan gran, Spanish grano), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Cognate with Portuguese grão, Galician gran, and Spanish grano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɡɾa]
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

gra m (plural grans)

1. grain, the seed of various grass crops
2. grain, seed, kernel, bean, a single seed of certain crops
3. grain, a similar single particle of various substances
4. grain, the linear surface texture of various substances, particularly wood
5. 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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6. (historical) grano, Spanish grain, a traditional unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg
7. grain, other units of measure notionally based on the weight of various grains

Derived terms

• esgranar
• graner

Related terms

• grànul

References

• “gra” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “gra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “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 Creole

Etymology

From French gras (“fat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɣa/

Adjective

gra

1. fat

Italiot Greek

Noun

gra f

1. berry

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish igra, from Proto-Slavic *jьgra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ígrāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ig-réh₂, from *h₂eyg-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡra/

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• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: gra

Noun

gra f (diminutive gierka)

1. play

   Synonym: zabawa

2. game
3. (gaming) gameplay

   Synonym: rozgrywka

Declension

Declension of gra

	singular	plural
nominative	gra	gry
genitive	gry	gier
dative	grze	grom
accusative	grę	gry
instrumental	grą	grami
locative	grze	grach
vocative	gro	gry

Related terms

adjective

• growy

 

noun

• gracz

 

verb

• grać

 

Verb

gra

1. third-person singular present indicative of grać

Further reading

• gra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• gra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scots

Etymology

From Irish grá.

Noun

gra (plural gras)

1. (Ulster) liking for; affection.

   I had no gra for it.

   I did not like it; It wasn't to my liking.

References

• Glossary of Words in the Counties of Antrim and Down, William Hugh Patterson, 1880