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Albanian
Etymology
Plural of grua.
Noun
gra
- women
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin grānum (compare French grain, Occitan gran, Spanish grano), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Cognate with Portuguese grão, Galician gran, and Spanish grano.
Pronunciation
Noun
gra m (plural grans)
- grain, the seed of various grass crops
- grain, seed, kernel, bean, a single seed of certain crops
- grain, a similar single particle of various substances
- grain, the linear surface texture of various substances, particularly wood
- pimple, blackhead, a blocked skin pore, especially with a painful and pus-filled inflamation
1994, Enric Casasses, “Cançó”, in Començament dels començaments i ocasió de les ocasions:L'amor ho cura tot i no et fas vell, / és perfecte contra els grans, / la sífilis del cervell / i la tristor de les mans.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (historical) grano, Spanish grain, a traditional unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg
- grain, other units of measure notionally based on the weight of various grains
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Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French gras (“fat”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
gra
- fat
Italiot Greek
Noun
gra f
- berry
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish igra, from Proto-Slavic *jьgra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ígrāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ig-réh₂, from *h₂eyg-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡra/
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: gra
Noun
gra f (diminutive gierka)
- play
- Synonym: zabawa
- game
- (gaming) gameplay
- Synonym: rozgrywka
Declension
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Verb
gra
- third-person singular present indicative of grać
Further reading
- gra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- gra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scots
Etymology
From Irish grá.
Noun
gra (plural gras)
- (Ulster) liking for; affection.
I had no gra for it.- I did not like it; It wasn't to my liking.
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