Granate
See also: granate
German
Etymology
from Italian granata (“pomegranate”), from Latin grānum (“grain, seed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˌɡʁaˈnaːtə]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Gra·na·te
- Rhymes: -aːtə
Noun
Granate f (genitive Granate, plural Granaten)
- a grenade (weapon)
- Synonym: (archaic) Sprengkugel
Declension
Declension of Granate [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Granate | die | Granaten |
| genitive | einer | der | Granate | der | Granaten |
| dative | einer | der | Granate | den | Granaten |
| accusative | eine | die | Granate | die | Granaten |
Hyponyms
- Artilleriegranate
- Handgranate
- Mörsergranate
- Nebelgranate
- Tränengasgranate
Related terms
- Granat
- Granatapfel
- Granatsplitter
- granatenvoll
- Granatwerfer
Further reading
- “Granate” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Granate” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Granate”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Granate” in Duden online