granda

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See also: Granda, grànda, and gránda

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

granda (plural grandas)

  1. (informal, Scotland, Northern England) grandfather
    • 2017, Sarah Millican, How to be Champion:
      My granda would make everything from scratch and it was a wonderful feast of a picky tea. His potatoes deep-fried in batter were amazing.

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Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French grand.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡranda]
  • Rhymes: -anda
  • Hyphenation: gran‧da

Adjective[edit]

granda (accusative singular grandan, plural grandaj, accusative plural grandajn)

  1. big, large
    • 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, "Proverbaro Esperanta":
      Fiŝo granda naĝas profunde.
      A big fish swims deep.
      Riĉulo havas grandan parencaron.
      A rich person has many relatives.
      Pli granda ol la kaprino, estas la vulpo. - La vulpo estas pli granda ol la vulpo. - La vulpo, pli granda ol la kaprino, estas.
      The fox is bigger than the she-goat.
    Antonym: malgranda

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Descendants[edit]

  • Ido: granda

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

granda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative grandaði, supine grandað)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to destroy, to damage

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Ido[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Esperanto grandaEnglish grandFrench grandItalian grandeSpanish grande.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

granda

  1. big, large, great (in size)

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Ladin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

granda

  1. feminine singular of gran

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡran.da/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -anda
  • Syllabification: gran‧da

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from French grande (aventure).

Noun[edit]

granda f

  1. (colloquial) row, brawl, fracas
    Synonyms: awantura, brewerie, burda, burza, draka
  2. (colloquial) fib, hoax, blague
    Synonyms: kłamstwo, oszustwo
  3. (colloquial) gang, band
    Synonyms: banda, wataha, zgraja
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

granda m pers

  1. accusative/genitive singular of grand

Further reading[edit]

  • granda in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • granda in Polish dictionaries at PWN