graat

See also: gråt

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch graet. Cognate with German Gräte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣraːt/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: graad

Noun

graat f or m (plural graten, diminutive graatje n)

1. fishbone
2. ridge

Derived terms

• berggraat
• gratenkut
• heuvelgraat
• ruggengraat
• visgraat

 

Further reading

• graat on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• aeve (widespread varaint)
  • eve (Maastrichtian, Valkenburg)
• effe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣʀaːt/
• Hyphenation: graat
• Rhymes: -aːt

Etymology 1

From Old High German girat.

Adjective

graat

1. (Eupen, of a number) even

Adverb

graat

1. just, a short while ago
2. exactly
3. expresses the continuous aspect

Etymology 2

From Middle High German gerat, gerade, from Old High German gihradi.

Adjective

graat

1. (Eupen) straight

   Dé Waïnt éss neet graat.

   The wall isn't straight.

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English grete, from Old English grēat, from Proto-West Germanic *graut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾiːt/

Adjective

graat

1. great
   • 1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, line 4:

     An aal their vrienes had a graat spree.

     And aal their friends had a great spree.

Derived terms

• greatly

References

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 133