gras
Afrikaans
Etymology
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Noun
gras (plural grasse)
Alemannic German
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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
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter , Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin grassus, from Latin crassus. Compare Romanian gras.
Adjective
gras (feminine grasã, masculine plural grash, feminine plural grasi or grase)
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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin grassus, from Latin crassus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gras (feminine grassa, masculine plural grassos, feminine plural grasses)
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Further reading
- “gras” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “gras”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “gras” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “gras” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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)
- (Sette Comuni) grass
- an hèttalle gras ― a blade of grass
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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 , 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)
- 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
- Afrikaans: gras
- Berbice Creole Dutch: grasa
- Jersey Dutch: x'rās, grās
- Negerhollands: graas, gras
- → Sranan Tongo: grasi
- → Saramaccan: gaási
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)
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 Vulgar Latin *grassus from Latin crassus; cf. also the Old French form cras. Doublet of crasse.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gras (feminine grasse, masculine plural gras, feminine plural grasses)
Derived terms
Noun
gras m (plural gras)
- fat (animal tissue or substance resembling it)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “gras”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Anagrams
Friulian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin grassus, from Latin crassus.
Adjective
gras
German
Pronunciation
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Verb
gras
Gothic
Romanization
gras
- 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)
- 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."
- 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."
- Isaiah 40 (Icelandic, English)
- (in the plural) Icelandic moss
- (slang) grass, marijuana
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “gras” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
Descendants
Further reading
- “gras”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “gras”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English græs, from Proto-West Germanic *gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą.
Pronunciation
Noun
gras (plural grasses or gras)
- A grass (A plant in the family Poaceae or of similar appearance to those plants)
- Any plant; especially a herbaceous one; a herb.
- (medicine) A plant or herb reputed to have medicinal or curative properties.
- The lamina of a leaf or a leaf in general.
- Ground planted with grass; grassy land; a pasture or meadow.
- Fodder; grass used to feed animals (especially livestock).
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Descendants
References
- “gras, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-14.
Etymology 2
Noun
gras
- Alternative form of grace
Norman
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *grassus, from Latin crassus.
Adjective
gras m
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)
- alternative form of gress
Derived terms
References
- “gras” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse gras. Akin to English grass.
Pronunciation
Noun
gras n (definite singular graset, indefinite plural gras, definite plural grasa)
Derived terms
References
- “gras” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁- (“to grow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gras n (genitive grass, plural grǫs)
Declension
Derived terms
- blágresi (“geranium”)
- blómgresi (“flower”)
- grasaðr (“prepared with herbs”)
- grasbítr (“herbivore, beast”)
- grasdalr (“grassy dale”)
- grasgarðr (“garden”)
- grasgeilar (“grassy lanes”)
- grasgott (“with good crop of grass”)
- grasgrœnn (“grass-green”)
- graslaukr (“garlic”)
- graslauss (“grassless”)
- grasleysa, grasleysi (“grassless ground, barrenness”)
- grasligr (“grassy”)
- grasloðinn (“thick with grass”)
- grasloðna (“grassy spot”)
- graslægr (“lying in the grass”)
- grasmikill (“rich in grass”)
- grasnautn (“grazing”)
- grasrán (“'grass-stealing'”)
- grasránsbaugr (“fine for grazing”)
- grasrœtr (“roots of herbs or grass”)
- grassetr (“'grass-farming'”)
- grassótt (“grass-fever”)
- grastó (“grassy spot among cliffs”)
- grasvaxinn (“grown with grass”)
- grasverð (“fine for grazing”)
- grasvǫllr (“grassy field”)
- grasvǫxtr (“growing of grass”)
- stargresi (“sedge”)
- íllgresi (“weed”)
Descendants
- Icelandic: gras
- Faroese: gras
- Norwegian:
- Old Swedish: græs, gras (hapax legomena)
- Swedish: gräs (< *grasja-)
- Danish: græs (< *grasja-)
- Elfdalian: gras
- Gutnish: gras
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
Descendants
Romagnol
Etymology
From Late Latin grassŭs (“fat”), from Latin crassŭs (“fat”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
gras (feminine grasa, masculine plural grës, feminine plural grasi)
Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *grassus, from Latin crassus. Doublet of cras.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gras m or n (feminine singular grasă, masculine plural grași, feminine and neuter plural grase)
Declension
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See also
Tok Pisin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
gras
- grass; vegetation
- Then God said "The land must give forth all kinds of trees and grass and foodstuffs."
- fur, hair
Derived terms
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle English grace, from Old French grace, from Latin grātia.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːs
Noun
gras m or f (plural grasau or grasusau)
Derived terms
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