gros
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old High German gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą. Cognate with German Gras, Dutch gras, English grass, Icelandic gras.
References
- “gros” 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
- grosu
Bavarian
References
- Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.
Catalan
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gros, from Old French gros, from Latin grossus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣrɔs/
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Noun
gros n (plural grossen, diminutive grosje n)
- gross; a dozen dozens, 144
- largest part, largest proportion, majority
Synonyms
- (largest part): merendeel
- (majority): meerderheid
French
Etymology
From Old French gros, from Latin grossus, possibly ultimately of Germanic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʁo/
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Derived terms
Noun
gros m (plural gros)
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Further reading
- “gros” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese grosso. Cognates with Kabuverdianu grós.
Mòcheno
References
- Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French gros, from Latin grossus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *grautaz.
Pronunciation
- (Jersey)
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Old French
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡros/
Adjective
gros m or n (feminine singular groasă, masculine plural groși, feminine and neuter plural groase)
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | gros | groasă | groși | groase | ||
definite | grosul | groasa | groșii | groasele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | gros | groase | groși | groase | ||
definite | grosului | groasei | groșilor | groaselor |
Antonyms
Derived terms
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡróː/
- Tonal orthography: grọ̑
Declension
As the -s- is not pronounced, the stem really ends in a vowel, and is extended with -j- when endings are attached. In writing, the declension can be either soft (following the pronunciation) or hard (following the spelling).
This noun needs an inflection-table template.