gras
AfrikaansEdit
EtymologyEdit
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NounEdit
gras (plural grasse)
Alemannic GermanEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German gras, from Old High German gras, from Proto-West Germanic *gras, Proto-Germanic *grasą.
Cognate with German Gras, Dutch gras, English grass, Icelandic gras.
NounEdit
gras n
ReferencesEdit
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
AromanianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Vulgar Latin grassus, from Latin crassus. Compare Romanian gras.
AdjectiveEdit
gras (feminine grasã, masculine plural grash, feminine plural grasi or grase)
Derived termsEdit
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CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin grassus, from Latin crassus.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
gras (feminine grassa, masculine plural grassos, feminine plural grasses)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “gras” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “gras”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2022
- “gras” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “gras” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
CimbrianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- grass (Luserna, Tredici Comuni)
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German gras, from Old High German gras, from Proto-West Germanic *gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą. Cognate with German Gras, English grass.
NounEdit
gras m (plural gréezar)
- (Sette Comuni) grass
- an hèttalle gras ― a blade of grass
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “gras” 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
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Dutch gras, from Old Dutch *gras, from Proto-West Germanic *gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gras n (plural grassen, diminutive grasje n)
Derived termsEdit
- citroengras
- grasduin
- grashalm
- grasland
- grasmaaier
- grasmat
- graspol
- grassoort
- grasspriet
- grasveld
- grasvlakte
- helmgras
- kunstgras
- zeegras
DescendantsEdit
- Afrikaans: gras
- Berbice Creole Dutch: grasa
- Jersey Dutch: x'rās, grās
- Negerhollands: graas, gras
- → Sranan Tongo: grasi
- → Saramaccan: gaási
FaroeseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gras n (genitive singular gras, plural grøs)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of gras | ||||
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n12 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | gras | grasið | grøs | grøsini |
accusative | gras | grasið | grøs | grøsini |
dative | grasi | grasinum | grøsum | grøsunum |
genitive | gras | grasins | grasa | grasanna |
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French gras, from Vulgar Latin *grassus from Latin crassus; cf. also the Old French form cras. Doublet of crasse.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
gras (feminine grasse, masculine plural gras, feminine plural grasses)
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
gras m (plural gras)
- fat (animal tissue or substance resembling it)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “gras”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
AnagramsEdit
FriulianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Vulgar Latin grassus, from Latin crassus.
AdjectiveEdit
gras
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
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VerbEdit
gras
GothicEdit
RomanizationEdit
gras
- Romanization of 𐌲𐍂𐌰𐍃
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gras n (genitive singular grass, nominative plural grös)
- grass
- Isaiah 40 (Icelandic, English)
- Heyr, einhver segir: "Kalla þú!" Og ég svara: "Hvað skal ég kalla?" "Allt hold er gras og allur yndisleikur þess sem blóm vallarins. Grasið visnar, blómin fölna, þegar Drottinn andar á þau. Sannlega, mennirnir eru gras. Grasið visnar, blómin fölna, en orð Guðs vors stendur stöðugt eilíflega."
- A voice says, "Cry out." And I said, "What shall I cry?" "All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the LORD blows on them. Surely the people are grass. The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever."
- Heyr, einhver segir: "Kalla þú!" Og ég svara: "Hvað skal ég kalla?" "Allt hold er gras og allur yndisleikur þess sem blóm vallarins. Grasið visnar, blómin fölna, þegar Drottinn andar á þau. Sannlega, mennirnir eru gras. Grasið visnar, blómin fölna, en orð Guðs vors stendur stöðugt eilíflega."
- Isaiah 40 (Icelandic, English)
- (in the plural) Icelandic moss
- (slang) grass, marijuana
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Middle DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Dutch *gras, from Proto-West Germanic *gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”).
NounEdit
gras n
InflectionEdit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative formsEdit
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “gras”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “gras”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old English græs, from Proto-West Germanic *gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gras (plural grasses or gras)
- A grass (A plant in the family Poaceae or of similar appearance to those plants)
- Any plant; especially a herbaceous one; a herb.
- (medicine) A plant or herb reputed to have medicinal or curative properties.
- The lamina of a leaf or a leaf in general.
- Ground planted with grass; grassy land; a pasture or meadow.
- Fodder; grass used to feed animals (especially livestock).
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DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “gras, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-14.
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
gras
- Alternative form of grace
NormanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Vulgar Latin *grassus, from Latin crassus.
AdjectiveEdit
gras m
Derived termsEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse gras (“grass, herbage; herb (with special powers)”), from Proto-Germanic *grasą (“grass”), from the root of *grōaną (“to green, grow”) and *grōniz (“green”), from Pre-Germanic *groh₁-ni-s, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“to grow (of plants)”).
NounEdit
gras n (definite singular graset, indefinite plural gras, definite plural grasa or grasene)
- alternative form of gress
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “gras” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse gras. Akin to English grass.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gras n (definite singular graset, indefinite plural gras, definite plural grasa)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “gras” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old NorseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁- (“to grow”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gras n (genitive grass, plural grǫs)
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
- blágresi (“geranium”)
- blómgresi (“flower”)
- grasaðr (“prepared with herbs”)
- grasbítr (“herbivore, beast”)
- grasdalr (“grassy dale”)
- grasgarðr (“garden”)
- grasgeilar (“grassy lanes”)
- grasgott (“with good crop of grass”)
- grasgrœnn (“grass-green”)
- graslaukr (“garlic”)
- graslauss (“grassless”)
- grasleysa, grasleysi (“grassless ground, barrenness”)
- grasligr (“grassy”)
- grasloðinn (“thick with grass”)
- grasloðna (“grassy spot”)
- graslægr (“lying in the grass”)
- grasmikill (“rich in grass”)
- grasnautn (“grazing”)
- grasrán (“'grass-stealing'”)
- grasránsbaugr (“fine for grazing”)
- grasrœtr (“roots of herbs or grass”)
- grassetr (“'grass-farming'”)
- grassótt (“grass-fever”)
- grastó (“grassy spot among cliffs”)
- grasvaxinn (“grown with grass”)
- grasverð (“fine for grazing”)
- grasvǫllr (“grassy field”)
- grasvǫxtr (“growing of grass”)
- stargresi (“sedge”)
- íllgresi (“weed”)
DescendantsEdit
- Icelandic: gras
- Faroese: gras
- Norwegian:
- Old Swedish: græs, gras (hapax legomena)
- Swedish: gräs (< *grasja-)
- Danish: græs (< *grasja-)
- Elfdalian: gras
- Gutnish: gras
ReferencesEdit
- gras in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
- gras in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
Old SaxonEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-West Germanic *gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”).
NounEdit
gras n
DescendantsEdit
RomagnolEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Late Latin grassŭs (“fat”), from Latin crassŭs (“fat”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
gras (feminine grasa, masculine plural grës, feminine plural grasi)
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Vulgar Latin *grassus, from Latin crassus.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
gras m or n (feminine singular grasă, masculine plural grași, feminine and neuter plural grase)
DeclensionEdit
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Tok PisinEdit
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NounEdit
gras
- grass; vegetation
- Then God said "The land must give forth all kinds of trees and grass and foodstuffs."
- fur, hair