grăunte

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Remade analogically as a singular from the original form grăunț (later interpreted as a plural), itself from an alteration of an earlier *grănuț with a nasal infix, from Vulgar Latin root *granuceum or *granutium, ultimately from Latin grānum. Compare Aromanian gãrnuts.

Noun

grăunte m (plural grăunți)

  1. grain (harvested seeds of various grass-related food crops), corn
  2. seed

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