gras

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See also: GRAS, Gras, Graś, graś, gräs, grás, grãs, græs, and græs'

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch gras.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

gras (plural grasse)

  1. grass

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

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.

Noun

gras n

  1. (Gressoney, Formazza) grass

References

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin grassus. Compare Romanian gras.

Adjective

gras (feminine grasã, masculine plural grash, feminine plural grasi or grase)

  1. fat

Derived terms

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin grassus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gras (feminine grassa, masculine plural grassos, feminine plural grasses)

  1. fat
  2. fatty

Derived terms

Further reading

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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.

Noun

gras m (plural gréezar)

  1. (Sette Comuni) grass
    an hèttalle gras ― a blade of grass

References

  • “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

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gras, from Old Dutch *gras, from Proto-West Germanic *gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”). Doublet of gors.

Pronunciation

Noun

gras n (plural grassen, diminutive grasje n)

  1. grass
    Het gras is groen na de regen.
    The grass is green after the rain.
    Ik hou ervan om op het gras te liggen en naar de wolken te kijken.
    I love to lie on the grass and look at the clouds.
    Ze speelden voetbal op het gras.
    They played soccer on the grass.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: gras
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: grasa
  • Jersey Dutch: x'rās, grās
  • Negerhollands: graas, gras
  • → Sranan Tongo: grasi

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

gras n (genitive singular gras, plural grøs)

  1. grass

Declension

Declension of gras
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

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French gras, from Late Latin grassus. Doublet of crasse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁa/ ~ /ɡʁɑ/
  • Audio; “le gras”:(file)

Adjective

gras (feminine grasse, masculine plural gras, feminine plural grasses)

  1. fat
  2. (typography) bold

Derived terms

Noun

gras m (plural gras)

  1. fat (animal tissue or substance resembling it)

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Friulian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin grassus.

Adjective

gras

  1. fat

German

Pronunciation

Verb

gras

  1. singular imperative of grasen
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of grasen

Gothic

Romanization

gras

  1. Romanization of 𐌲𐍂𐌰𐍃

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

gras n (genitive singular grass, nominative plural grös)

  1. 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."
  2. (in the plural) Icelandic moss
  3. (slang) grass, marijuana

Declension

declension of gras
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gras grasið grös grösin
accusative gras grasið grös grösin
dative grasi grasinu grösum grösunum
genitive grass grassins grasa grasanna

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *gras, from Proto-West Germanic *gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”).

Noun

gras n

  1. grass

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English græs, from Proto-West Germanic *gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡras/, /ɡraːs/, /ɡrɛːs/, /ɡrɛs/, /ɡɛrs/

Noun

gras (plural grasses or gras)

  1. A grass (A plant in the family Poaceae or of similar appearance to those plants)
  2. Any plant; especially a herbaceous one; a herb.
  3. (medicine) A plant or herb reputed to have medicinal or curative properties.
  4. The lamina of a leaf or a leaf in general.
  5. Ground planted with grass; grassy land; a pasture or meadow.
  6. Fodder; grass used to feed animals (especially livestock).
Alternative forms
Descendants
References

Etymology 2

Noun

gras

  1. Alternative form of grace

Norman

Etymology

From Old French gras, from Late Latin crassus.

Adjective

gras m

  1. (Jersey) fat
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎[1], page 532:
      Caud Mai, gras chimequière, fred Mai, granges pllaïnes.
      A warm May, a fat churchyard, a cold May, full granaries.

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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)”).

Noun

gras n (definite singular graset, indefinite plural gras, definite plural grasa or grasene)

  1. alternative form of gress

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

From Old Norse gras. Akin to English grass.

Pronunciation

Noun

gras n (definite singular graset, indefinite plural gras, definite plural grasa)

  1. grass

Derived terms

References

Old Norse

FWOTD – 7 August 2014

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈɡrɑs/

Noun

gras n (genitive grass, plural grǫs)

  1. grass, herbage
    • Vǫluspá, verse 3, lines 7-8, in 1860, T. Möbius, Edda Sæmundar hins fróða: mit einem Anhang zum Theil bisher ungedruckter Gedichte. Leipzig, page 1:
      […] gap var ginnunga, / en gras hvergi.
      […] gap was of void, / but grass nowhere.
  2. (especially in the plural) a herb, usually with special powers
    • Stjórn 51, in 1862, C. R. Unger, Stjórn: gammelnorsk Bibelhistorie: fra Verdens Skabelse til det babyloniske Fangenskab. Christiania, page 175:
      […] fann hann þau grös sem manndragore heita, […]
      […] he found the herb that was called mandrake, […]

Declension

  Declension of gras (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gras grasit grǫs grǫsin
accusative gras grasit grǫs grǫsin
dative grasi grasinu grǫsum grǫsunum
genitive grass grassins grasa grasanna

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • 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 Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”).

Noun

gras n

  1. grass

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: gras

Romagnol

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin crassus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gras (feminine grasa, masculine plural grës, feminine plural grasi)

  1. fat

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin grassus. Doublet of cras.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gras m or n (feminine singular grasă, masculine plural grași, feminine and neuter plural grase)

  1. fat

Declension

Declension of gras
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite gras grasă grași grase
definite grasul grasa grașii grasele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite gras grase grași grase
definite grasului grasei grașilor graselor

Derived terms

See also

Tok Pisin

FWOTD – 19 December 2012

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English grass.

Pronunciation

Noun

gras

  1. grass; vegetation
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:11:
      Bihain God i tok olsem, “Graun i mas kamapim ol kain kain diwai na gras na kaikai samting.”
      →New International Version translation
    • Then God said "The land must give forth all kinds of trees and grass and foodstuffs."
  2. fur, hair

Derived terms

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle English grace, from Old French grace, from Latin grātia.

Pronunciation

Noun

gras m or f (plural grasau or grasusau)

  1. grace, favour
  2. forgiveness, pardon
  3. beauty, charm
  4. (countable) grace (short prayer)

Derived terms

  • anras m (“blight, evil”)
  • gras Duw m (“hedgehyssop”)
  • grasus (“gracious”, adjective)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gras ras ngras unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gras”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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