gras

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

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch gras.

Noun

gras (plural grasse)

  1. grass

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą. Cognate with German Gras, Dutch gras, English grass, Icelandic gras.

Noun

gras n

  1. (Gressoney, Formazza) grass

References
  • “gras” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle 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/grase)

  1. fat

Derived terms

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin grassus, from Latin crassus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. fat
  2. fatty

Derived terms

Further reading

Cimbrian

Noun

gras m

  1. (Sette Comuni) grass

References
  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣrɑs/
  • Audio(file)
  • audio (Belgium)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑs

Noun

gras n (plural grassen, diminutive grasje n)

  1. grass

Derived terms

Descendants

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)

  1. grass

Declension
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

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡʁɑ/
  • audio(file)

Adjective

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

  1. fat
  2. (typography) bold

Derived terms

Noun

gras m (plural gras)

  1. fat (animal tissue or substance resembling it)

Further reading

Anagrams

Friulian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin grassus, from Latin crassus.

Adjective

gras

  1. fat

German

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Verb

gras

  1. Imperative singular of grasen.
  2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of grasen.

Gothic

Romanization

gras

  1. 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)

  1. 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."
  2. (in the plural) Icelandic moss
  3. (slang) grass, marijuana

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

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Noun

gras n

  1. grass

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

Descendants

Further reading
  • “gras”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “gras”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

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

Noun

gras (plural grasses or gras)

  1. A grass (A plant in the family Poaceae or of similar appearance to those plants)
  2. Any plant; especially a herbaceous one; a herb.
  3. (medicine) A plant or herb reputed to have medicinal or curative properties.
  4. The lamina of a leaf or a leaf in general.
  5. Ground planted with grass; grassy land; a pasture or meadow.
  6. Fodder; grass used to feed animals (especially livestock).
Descendants
References

Etymology 2

From Old French grace.

Noun

gras

  1. Alternative form of grace

Norman

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *grassus, from Latin crassus.

Adjective

gras m

  1. (Jersey) fat

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse gras

Noun

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

  1. alternative form of gress

Derived terms

References

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)

  1. grass

Derived terms

References

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)

  1. 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.
  2. (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
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

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

Noun

gras n

  1. grass

Descendants

Romanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *grassus, from Latin crassus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡras/

Adjective

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

  1. fat

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

Derived terms

See also

Tok Pisin
FWOTD – 19 December 2012

Etymology

English grass

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɾas/

Noun

gras

  1. grass; vegetation
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, 1:11:
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    • Then God said "The land must give forth all kinds of trees and grass and foodstuffs."
  2. fur, hair

Derived terms
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