gro

See also: Gro, GRO, and gró

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Shortening of gross, perhaps via grody.

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -əʊ

AdjectiveEdit

gro (comparative more gro, superlative most gro)

1. (US, slang) Disgusting, unpleasant; gross.

   Wash your hair! It's totally gro.

See alsoEdit

• grody

AnagramsEdit

• Org., Rog, org, rog

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LuxembourgishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old High German grāo, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz. Cognate with German grau, English grey, Dutch grijs, Icelandic grár.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɡʀoː/
  • Rhymes: -oː

AdjectiveEdit

gro (masculine groen, neuter grot, comparative méi gro, superlative am groosten)

1. grey

DeclensionEdit

declension of gro

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass gro	si ass gro	et ass gro	si si(nn) gro
without article	nominative/accusative	groen	gro	grot	gro
	dative	groem	groer	groem	groen
with article	nominative/accusative	groen	gro	grot	gro
	dative	groen	groer	groen	groen

See alsoEdit

Colors in Luxembourgish · Faarwen (layout · text)
wäiss	gro	schwaarz	brong
rosa	rout, ?	orange	giel, ?
?	gréng	?, ?	?, ?
himmelblo	blo	violett, indigo	magenta, mof

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse gróa

VerbEdit

gro (imperative gro, present tense gror, passive -, simple past grodde, past participle grodd, present participle groende)

1. to grow
2. to sprout, germinate

Derived termsEdit

• inngrodd

ReferencesEdit

• “gro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse gróa. Akin to English grow.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɡruː/

VerbEdit

gro (present tense gror, past tense grodde, past participle grodd or grott, passive infinitive groast, present participle groande, imperative gro)

1. (of plants and body hair): to grow

   Graset gror godt i denne varmen.

   The grass is growing well in this heat.

2. to sprout, germinate
3. (of cuts and sores): to heal

   Ta plaster på såret til det gror.

   Put a band-aid on the sore until it heals.

Derived termsEdit

• inngrodd

ReferencesEdit

• “gro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French gros.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɡrôː/
• Hyphenation: gro

AdverbEdit

grȏ (Cyrillic spelling гро̑)

1. much, a lot

SynonymsEdit

• pȕno, mnȍgo, dȍsta

ReferencesEdit

• “gro” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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WelshEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Brythonic *grọw, from Proto-Celtic *grāwā.

NounEdit

gro m (uncountable)

1. gravel, pebbles

Related termsEdit

• gröyn