grau
Asturian
Etymology
Noun
grau m (plural graos)
Bavarian
Etymology
From Middle High German grā, from Old High German grāo, from Proto-West Germanic *grāu. Cognate with German grau.
Pronunciation
Adjective
grau
See also
weiß | grau | schwoarz |
roud/rood | oransch/orange; braun | gejb/gölb/gööb |
grea/grean | ||
blau | blau | |
lila, violett | lila | rosa |
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
grau m (plural graus)
- degree, level (an individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values)
- 2020 December 12, David Bueno, “10 coses que encara no sabem del cervell [10 things we still don't know about the brain]”, in Ara[1]:
- Tots els animals amb cervell tenen un cert grau de consciència.
- All animals with brains have a certain degree of consciousness.
- degree, extent (the amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity)
- (education) grade, year, form (a level of education)
- (education) degree (a stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study)
- (physics) degree (a unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales)
- (geometry) degree (a unit of measurement of angle)
- fer un gir de 180 graus ― to do a 180 (literally, “to make a turn of 180 degrees”)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Spanish: grao
Further reading
- “grau” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “grau”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “grau” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “grau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German grā, from Old High German grāo, from Proto-West Germanic *grāu. Compare English gray, grey.
Pronunciation
Adjective
grau (strong nominative masculine singular grauer, comparative grauer, superlative am grauesten or am grausten)
Declension
Positive forms of grau
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist grau | sie ist grau | es ist grau | sie sind grau | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | grauer | graue | graues | graue |
genitive | grauen | grauer | grauen | grauer | |
dative | grauem | grauer | grauem | grauen | |
accusative | grauen | graue | graues | graue | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der graue | die graue | das graue | die grauen |
genitive | des grauen | der grauen | des grauen | der grauen | |
dative | dem grauen | der grauen | dem grauen | den grauen | |
accusative | den grauen | die graue | das graue | die grauen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein grauer | eine graue | ein graues | (keine) grauen |
genitive | eines grauen | einer grauen | eines grauen | (keiner) grauen | |
dative | einem grauen | einer grauen | einem grauen | (keinen) grauen | |
accusative | einen grauen | eine graue | ein graues | (keine) grauen |
Comparative forms of grau
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist grauer | sie ist grauer | es ist grauer | sie sind grauer | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | grauerer | grauere | graueres | grauere |
genitive | graueren | grauerer | graueren | grauerer | |
dative | grauerem | grauerer | grauerem | graueren | |
accusative | graueren | grauere | graueres | grauere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der grauere | die grauere | das grauere | die graueren |
genitive | des graueren | der graueren | des graueren | der graueren | |
dative | dem graueren | der graueren | dem graueren | den graueren | |
accusative | den graueren | die grauere | das grauere | die graueren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein grauerer | eine grauere | ein graueres | (keine) graueren |
genitive | eines graueren | einer graueren | eines graueren | (keiner) graueren | |
dative | einem graueren | einer graueren | einem graueren | (keinen) graueren | |
accusative | einen graueren | eine grauere | ein graueres | (keine) graueren |
Superlative forms of grau
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German grāu, from Old Saxon grao. Cognate to German grau, Dutch grauw.
Adjective
grau (comparative grauer, superlative graust)
Declension
Positive forms of grau
gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is grau | se is grau | dat is grau | se sünd grau | |
partitive | een Graues | een Graues | wat Graues | allens Graue | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | graue | graue | grau | graue |
oblique | grauen | graue | grau | graue | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de graue | de graue | dat graue | de grauen |
oblique | den grauen | de graue | dat graue | de grauen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en graue/grauen | en graue | en grau/grauet | (keen) grauen |
oblique | en grauen | en graue | en grau/grauet | (keen) grauen |
Comparative forms of grau
gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is grauer | se is grauer | dat is grauer | se sünd grauer | |
partitive | een grauers | een grauers | wat grauers | allens grauer | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | grauere | grauere | grauer | grauere |
oblique | grauern | grauere | grauer | grauere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de grauere | de grauere | dat grauere | de grauern |
oblique | den grauern | de grauere | dat grauere | de grauern | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en grauere/graueren | en grauere | en grauer | (keen) grauern |
oblique | en grauern | en grauere | en grauer | (keen) grauern |
Superlative forms of grau
gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is de Grauste | se is de Grauste | dat is dat Grauste | se sünd de Grausten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | grauste | grauste | graust | grauste |
oblique | grausten | grauste | graust | grauste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de grauste | de grauste | dat grauste | de grausten |
oblique | den grausten | de grauste | dat grauste | de grausten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en grauste/grausten | en grauste | en graust | (keen) grausten |
oblique | en grausten | en grauste | en graust | (keen) grausten |
Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.
Synonyms
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German grā, from Old High German grāo.
Pronunciation
Adjective
grau (comparative grauer, superlative grauest)
See also
Weis | Grau | Schwarz |
Rod | Ranschegelleb; Braun | Gelleb, Geel |
Grien (Hellgrien), (Neongrien) | Grien (Dunkelgrien) | Menz |
Meergrien | Blau (Hellblau) | Blau (Dunkelblau) |
Feilche | Rosch, Lila | Roserod |
Further reading
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese grao, graao, from Latin gradus (“step, grade, degree”).
Pronunciation
Noun
grau m (plural graus)
- degree, a unit of temperature, now typically using the Celsius scale
- A água congela a zero graus centígrados.
- Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius.
- degree, a certificate of academic accomplishment conferred by a college or university
- (mathematics) degree, a unit of angular measure
- (mathematics) degree, the highest exponent within a polynomial expression
- (informal) wheelie, a stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels.
Coordinate terms
- (unit of angular measure): légua (1⁄18, 1⁄20, or 1⁄25 equatorial degree)
Related terms
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡraɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡrai̯/
Noun
grau
- Soft mutation of crau.
Mutation
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