gros

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See also: Gros, gròs, grôs, grös, and groš

Alemannic German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą. Cognate with German Gras, Dutch gras, English grass, Icelandic gras.

Noun[edit]

gros n

  1. (Carcoforo) grass

References[edit]

Aromanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin grossus. Compare Romanian gros.

Adjective[edit]

gros

  1. thick

Bavarian[edit]

Noun[edit]

gros ?

  1. (Sauris) grass

References[edit]

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin grossus, possibly ultimately of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

gros (feminine grossa, masculine plural grossos, feminine plural grosses)

  1. big, large

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

gros m (plural grossos)

  1. main part
  2. (numismatics) groschen (obsolete silver coin)

Further reading[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch gros, from Old French gros, from Latin grossus; gross sense probably directly from French.

Noun[edit]

gros n (plural grossen, diminutive grosje n)

  1. (countable) a gross; a dozen dozens, 144
  2. (uncountable) the bulk, largest part, largest proportion, majority
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Descendants[edit]
  • → Papiamentu: gròs

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Cf. German Groschen and Latin grossus.

Noun[edit]

gros m (plural grossen, diminutive grosje n)

  1. groschen, a former German coin.

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French gros, from Latin grossus, possibly ultimately of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

gros (feminine grosse, masculine plural gros, feminine plural grosses)

  1. big, thick, fat
    Synonym: épais
    Mon petit copain a des gros doigts.
    My boyfriend has fat fingers.
  2. coarse, rough
  3. (Louisiana) famous

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

gros m (plural gros)

  1. a person in overweight
  2. the bulk, the majority
    Le gros de la négociation c’est la baisse de prix d’achat du produit. ― The bulk of the negotiation is lowering the purchasing price of the product.

Descendants[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Guinea-Bissau Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Portuguese grosso. Cognate with Kabuverdianu grós.

Adjective[edit]

gros

  1. thick

Hunsrik[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

gros (comparative greser, superlative grest)

  1. big, large
    en groses Haus
    a big house
  2. (of a person) tall
    Er is en groser Mann.
    He is a tall man.

Declension[edit]

Declension of gros (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
masculine feminine neuter plural
Weak inflection nominative gros gros gros grose
accusative grose gros gros grose
dative grose grose grose grose
Strong inflection nominative groser grose groses grose
accusative grose grose groses grose
dative grosem groser grosem grose

Antonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Mòcheno[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German gras, from Old High German gras, from Proto-West Germanic *gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą (“grass”). Cognate with German Gras, English grass.

Noun[edit]

gros n

  1. grass

References[edit]

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French gros, from Latin grossus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *grautaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Jersey)
    Audio(file)

Adjective[edit]

gros m

  1. large

Derived terms[edit]

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin grossus, possibly ultimately of Germanic origin.

Adjective[edit]

gros m (oblique and nominative feminine singular grose or grosse)

  1. big; large

Descendants[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from French grosse (douzaine).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gros m inan

  1. (archaic) gross (group of 144 items; a dozen dozen or a square dozen)
    Synonym: wielki tuzin
Declension[edit]
Declension of gros
singular plural
nominative gros grosy
genitive grosa grosów
dative grosowi grosom
accusative gros grosy
instrumental grosem grosami
locative grosie grosach
vocative grosie grosy

Etymology 2[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from French gros, from Latin grossus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡrɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔ
  • Syllabification: gros

Noun[edit]

gros n (indeclinable)

  1. (literary) bulk, the major part
    Hypernym: większość
Related terms[edit]
adverb

Further reading[edit]

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

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin grossus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

gros m or n (feminine singular groasă, masculine plural groși, feminine and neuter plural groase)

  1. thick
    Antonym: subțire

Declension[edit]

Declension of gros
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite gros groasă groși groase
definite grosul groasa groșii groasele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite gros groase groși groase
definite grosului groasei groșilor groaselor

Derived terms[edit]

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Slovene[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French grosse (douzaine).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

grọ̑s m inan

  1. A gross, 144.

Inflection[edit]

As the -s- is not pronounced, the stem really ends in a vowel, and is extended with -j- when endings are attached. In writing, the declension can be either soft (following the pronunciation) or hard (following the spelling).

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Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. grós
gen. sing. grósa
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		grós grósa grósi
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		grósa grósov grósov
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		grósu grósoma grósom
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		grós grósa gróse
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		grósu grósih grósih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		grósom grósoma grósi

Vilamovian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German and Old High German gras, from Proto-West Germanic *gras.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

grōs n

  1. grass
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