гран

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *granъ (o-stem).

Noun

гран • (gran) m (obsolete)

1. end, margin
2. sprout, shoot
   1. (by extension) brough, branch, twig of a tree
   2. (by extension) growth of a crystal or another expansive structure

Declension

Related terms

• гра́на (grána, “side”) (dialectal)
  • гра́нка (gránka, “branch”)
  • гра́ница (gránica, “border”)

References

• “гран¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Nayden Gerov (1895) “гранъ, -ове”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 245

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *granь (i-stem).

Noun

гран • (gran) f (dialectal)

1. (originally) tree's crown
2. epithet for an oak

Declension

Derived terms

• грани́ка (graníka, “type of oak”) (dialectal)

References

• “гран⁴”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Nayden Gerov (1895) “гра́нь¹”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 245
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гран²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 273

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gornь (i-stem).

Noun

гран • (gran) f (dialectal)

1. Alternative form of грян (grjan): suppuration

Declension

Derived terms

• граня́сам pf (granjásam), граня́свам impf (granjásvam, “to turn rancid”)
• грани́ло (granílo, “dirty yellow hue”) (dialectal)
• грани́в (granív, “rancid”) (dialectal)

References

• “гран³”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Nayden Gerov (1895) “гра́нь²”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 245
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гран¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 273

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin granum.

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Noun

гран • (gran) m inan (genitive гра́на, nominative plural гра́ны, genitive plural гра́нов)

1. grain (unit of weight)

Declension