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

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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

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
accusative	groen	gro	grot	gro
nominative	groen	gro	grot	gro
dative	groen	groer	groen	groen

See alsoEdit

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

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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

VerbEdit

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

1. to grow
2. to sprout, germinate

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