gran

See also Gran, grán, gràn, grãn, and grån

English

Noun

gran (plural grans)

1. (informal, usually affectionate) a grandmother
2. (rare) a grandfather

Translations

informal, a grandmother

• Finnish: mummo (fi), mummi (fi), isoäiti (fi)

Anagrams

• ARNG, garn, gnar, rang

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Aragonese

Adjective

gran m sg (feminine singular grana, neuter singular grano, masculine and neuter plural granos, feminine plural granes)

1. big

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin grandis.

Adjective

gran m, f (masculine and feminine plural grans)

1. big

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Italian

Adjective

gran m, f (apocopate)

1. apocopic form of grande

   Gran Bretagna - Great Britain

   Gran Premio - Grand Prix

   gran turismo - grand touring

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Norwegian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /grɑːn/

Noun

gran m and f

1. spruce (mostly the species Picea abies or Norway spruce.

Declension

    Inflection of gran

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål m	gran	granen	graner	granene
Bokmål f	gran	grana	graner	granene
Nynorsk f	gran	grana [grani]	graner	granene

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Occitan

Alternative forms

• grand

Etymology

From Latin grandis.

Adjective

gran

1. big; large

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

from Latin grandis

Adjective

gran

1. big

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Old Provençal

Etymology

from Latin grandis.

Adjective

gran m and f (plural grans)

1. big; large

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Spanish

Etymology

From grande (“large”), from Latin grandis (“large, great”)

Adjective

gran m, f (apocopate, standard form grande)

1. (before the noun) apocopic form of grande great

Usage notes

The form gran is only used before and within the noun phrase of the modified singular noun. Elsewhere, grande is used instead.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /grɑːn/

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Noun

gran c

1. spruce (mostly the species Picea abies or Norway spruce, the species found most often in Sweden)

Declension

Declension of gran

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gran	granen	granar	granarna
genitive	grans	granens	granars	granarnas