gres

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See also: GREs, Gres, grés, grès, Greś, and Gręś

English

Noun

gres

  1. plural of gre

Catalan

Etymology

From gresa (“granitic sand, sandy regolith”), variant form of greda (“clay”), or borrowed from French grès (“sandstone”).

Pronunciation

Noun

gres m (plural gresos)

  1. sandstone
    Synonym: pedra sorrenca
  2. stoneware

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From French grès.

Noun

gres m (invariable)

  1. stoneware

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English græs.

Noun

gres

  1. Alternative form of gras

Etymology 2

From gre +‎ -es.

Noun

gres

  1. plural of gre (“step, degree”)

Etymology 3

From Anglo-Norman grece.

Noun

gres

  1. Alternative form of grece (“grease”)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French grès.

Noun

gres n (plural gresuri)

  1. sandstone

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative gres gresul gresuri gresurile
genitive-dative gres gresului gresuri gresurilor
vocative gresule gresurilor

References

  • gres in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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