gras

See also: Gras, GRAS, graś, grás, grãs, gräs, and Graś

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch gras.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gras (plural grasse)

grass

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

gros

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

(Gressoney, Formazza) grass

References

Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Aromanian

Alternative forms

grasu, greas, greasu

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin grassus, from Latin crassus. Compare Romanian gras.

Adjective

gras (feminine grasã, masculine plural grash, feminine plural grasi or grase)

fat

Derived terms

grãsic
grãsimi

Related terms

ngrash / ngrãshedz
dizgrash / dizgrãshedz

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin grassus, from Latin crassus.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾas/

Adjective

gras (feminine grassa, masculine plural grassos, feminine plural grasses)

fat
fatty

Derived terms

àcid gras
grassesa
grassofòbia
grassor

Related terms

greix

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

grass (Luserna, Tredici Comuni)

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

Related terms

graazan

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 [Our Words], 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”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣrɑs/
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audio (Belgium) (file)
Rhymes: -ɑs

Noun

gras n (plural grassen, diminutive grasje n)

grass

Derived terms

citroengras
Engels gras
grasduin
grashalm
grasland
grasmaaier
grasmat
graspol
grassoort
grasspriet
grasveld
grasvlakte
helmgras
kunstgras
zeegras

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

IPA^(key): /kɹɛaːs/

Noun

gras n (genitive singular gras, plural grøs)

grass

Declension

Declension of gras
n12	singular		plural
n12	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

From Old French gras, from Vulgar Latin *grassus from Latin crassus; cf. also the Old French form cras. Doublet of crasse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡʁa/, /ɡʁɑ/
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Adjective

gras (feminine grasse, masculine plural gras, feminine plural grasses)

fat
(typography) bold

Derived terms

faire ses choux gras
foie gras
grasse matinée
jeudi gras
mardi gras
matière grasse
toux grasse

Noun

gras m (plural gras)

fat (animal tissue or substance resembling it)

Derived terms

tailler le bout de gras

Anagrams

gars

Friulian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin grassus, from Latin crassus.

Adjective

gras

fat

German

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Verb

gras

singular imperative of grasen
(colloquial) first-person singular present of grasen

Gothic

Romanization

gras

Romanization of 𐌲𐍂𐌰𐍃

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kraːs/
Rhymes: -aːs

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."
(in the plural) Icelandic moss
(slang) grass, marijuana

Declension

declension of gras

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular		plural
nominative	gras	grasið	grös	grösin
accusative	gras	grasið	grös	grösin
dative	grasi	grasinu	grösum	grösunum
genitive	grass	grassins	grasa	grasanna

Derived terms

á næstu grösum
bíta gras
gervigras
grasi vaxinn
kenna margra grasa
smjörgras

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

grass

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

gars, gers

Descendants

Dutch: gras
- Afrikaans: gras
- Berbice Creole Dutch: grasa
- Jersey Dutch: x'rās, grās
- Negerhollands: graas, gras
- → Sranan Tongo: grasi
  - → Saramaccan: gaási
Limburgish: graas
West Flemish: ges, gas
Zealandic: gos

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English græs, from Proto-West Germanic *gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡras/, /ɡraːs/, /ɡrɛːs/, /ɡrɛs/, /ɡɛrs/

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).

Alternative forms

grasse, gresse, gres, gers, grece, græs, grace, gars, grys, grisse, grese

Related terms

garsavese
grasen
grasgrene
grashope
grassen
grasy
greceles
gressehopper
peny gras

Descendants

English: grass
- Tok Pisin: gras, garas
- → Fiji Hindi: giraas
Scots: gress, gres, grais, graiss, grase, gers, girs

References

“gras, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-14.

Noun

gras

Alternative form of grace

Norman

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *grassus, from Latin crassus.

Adjective

gras m

(Jersey) fat

Derived terms

grâssement

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

alfagras

References

“gras” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse gras. Akin to English grass.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡrɑːs/

Noun

gras n (definite singular graset, indefinite plural gras, definite plural grasa)

grass

Derived terms

alfagras
grashall
kunstgras

References

“gras” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

FWOTD – 7 August 2014

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

(12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɑs/

Noun

gras n (genitive grass, plural grǫs)

grass, herbage
- Vǫluspá, verse 3, lines 7-8, in 1860, T. Möbius, Edda Sæmundar hins fróða: mit einem Anhang zum Theil bisher ungedruckter Gedichte. Leipzig, page 1:
  […] gap var ginnunga, / en gras hvergi.
  […] gap was of void, / but grass nowhere.
(especially in the plural) a herb, usually with special powers
- Stjórn 51, in 1862, C. R. Unger, Stjórn: gammelnorsk Bibelhistorie: fra Verdens Skabelse til det babyloniske Fangenskab. Christiania, page 175:
  […] fann hann þau grös sem manndragore heita, […]
  […] he found the herb that was called mandrake, […]

Declension

Declension of gras (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gras	grasit	grǫs	grǫsin
accusative	gras	grasit	grǫs	grǫsin
dative	grasi	grasinu	grǫsum	grǫsunum
genitive	grass	grassins	grasa	grasanna

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:
- Bokmål: gress, gras (< *grasja-)
- Norwegian Nynorsk: gras
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

grass

Descendants

Middle Low German: gras
- Dutch Low Saxon: gras
- German Low German: Gras
  - Plautdietsch: Grauss

Romagnol

Etymology

From Late Latin grassŭs (“fat”), from Latin crassŭs (“fat”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡras/

Adjective

gras (feminine grasa, masculine plural grës, feminine plural grasi)

fat

Romanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *grassus, from Latin crassus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡras/
Audio (file)

Adjective

gras m or n (feminine singular grasă, masculine plural grași, feminine and neuter plural grase)

fat

Declension

Declension of gras

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	gras		grasă	grași	grase
nominative/ accusative	definite	grasul		grasa	grașii	grasele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	gras		grase	grași	grase
genitive/ dative	definite	grasului		grasei	grașilor	graselor

Derived terms

ardei gras
grăsan
grăsime
grăsuț

Related terms

grăsun
îngrășa

Tok Pisin

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FWOTD – 19 December 2012

Alternative forms

garas

Etymology

English grass

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɾas/

Noun

gras

grass; vegetation
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:11:
  Bihain God i tok olsem, “Graun i mas kamapim ol kain kain diwai na gras na kaikai samting.”
  →New International Version translation
- Then God said "The land must give forth all kinds of trees and grass and foodstuffs."
fur, hair

Derived terms

asgras
gras bilong ai
gras bilong het
gras nogut
gras usket, gras asket
maus gras

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)

grace, favour
forgiveness, pardon
beauty, charm
(countable) grace (short prayer)

Derived terms

anras m (“blight, evil”)
gras Duw m (“hedgehyssop”)
grasus (“gracious”, adjective)

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.

gras

Afrikaans

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Alemannic German

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Etymology

Noun

References

Aromanian

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Adjective

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Catalan

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Pronunciation

Adjective

Derived terms

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Further reading

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Related terms

References

Dutch

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

Faroese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

French

Etymology

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Adjective

Derived terms

Noun

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Friulian

Etymology

Adjective

German

Pronunciation

Verb

Gothic

Romanization

Icelandic

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Noun

Inflection

Alternative forms

Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

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Descendants

References

Noun