gras

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

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch gras.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

gras (plural grasse)

  1. grass

Alemannic German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

gras n

  1. (Gressoney, Formazza) grass

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Aromanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin grassus, from Latin crassus. Compare Romanian gras.

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. fat

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin grassus, from Latin crassus.

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Adjective[edit]

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

  1. fat
  2. fatty

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Cimbrian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

gras m (plural gréezar)

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

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References[edit]

  • “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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

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.

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Descendants[edit]

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

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

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Noun[edit]

gras n (genitive singular gras, plural grøs)

  1. grass

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French gras, from Vulgar Latin *grassus from Latin crassus; cf. also the Old French form cras. Doublet of crasse.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁa/, /ɡʁɑ/
  • Audio ("le gras")(file)

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. fat
  2. (typography) bold

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Noun[edit]

gras m (plural gras)

  1. fat (animal tissue or substance resembling it)

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Friulian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin grassus, from Latin crassus.

Adjective[edit]

gras

  1. fat

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

gras

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

Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

gras

  1. Romanization of 𐌲𐍂𐌰𐍃

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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

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Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

gras n

  1. grass

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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).
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Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

gras

  1. Alternative form of grace

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *grassus, from Latin crassus.

Adjective[edit]

gras m

  1. (Jersey) fat

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

  1. alternative form of gress

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse gras. Akin to English grass.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. grass

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Old Norse[edit]

FWOTD – 7 August 2014

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

  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

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Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

gras n

  1. grass

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Low German: gras

Romagnol[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin grassŭs (“fat”), from Latin crassŭs (“fat”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. fat

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *grassus, from Latin crassus. Doublet of cras.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. fat

Declension[edit]

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

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Tok Pisin[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English grass.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

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Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gras m or f (plural grasau or grasusau)

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

Derived terms[edit]

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

Mutation[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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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