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English
Etymology
Shortening.
Pronunciation
Noun
grat (plural grats)
- (slang) A gratuity or tip.
Related terms
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin grātus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
grat (feminine grata, masculine plural grats, feminine plural grates)
- (of a sensation) nice, pleasant
Derived terms
Noun
grat m (plural grats)
- taste, preference
- Synonym: gust
- no és del meu grat ― it's not to my taste
Further reading
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Verb
grat
- supine of graś
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian grāt, which derives from Proto-Germanic *grautaz. Cognates include West Frisian grut.
Adjective
grat (comparative grater, superlative gratst)
- (Föhr-Amrum) big, great, large.
- (Föhr-Amrum) tall
- Hü grat beest?
- How tall are you?
Usage notes
After an indefinite article preceding a masculine noun grat changes to graten.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle High German geræte (“equipment”).
Pronunciation
Noun
grat m animal
- (informal, derogatory) piece of junk; useless or broken item
- Synonyms: rupieć, złom
- (informal, derogatory) clunker, decrepit car
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:gruchot
- (colloquial, usually in the plural) gear, equipment
- Synonyms: sprzęt, manele
Declension
Further reading
- grat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- grat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scots
Verb
grat
- simple past tense of greet