גרויס

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German grōz, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡrɔjs]

Adjective

גרויס (groys) (comparative גרעסער (greser), superlative גרעסט (grest))

  1. big, large
    דער הונט איז ניט גרויס.
    der hunt iz nit groys.
    The dog is not big.
    דער גרויסער הונט איז מײַנער.
    der groyser hunt iz mayner.
    The big dog is mine.
    מײַן גרויסער הונט איז זייער לעפּיש.
    mayn groyser hunt iz zeyer lepish.
    My big dog is very clumsy.

Declension

Derived terms

  • גרויסקייט (groyskeyt, size, greatness)
  • משה גרויסע (moyshe groyse, a stuffed shirt; person who is full of himself)
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