Granne

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German grane, gran, from Old High German grana, from Proto-Germanic *granō (awn; bristle; beard hair; moustache). Doublet of Grenze.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁanə/
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  • Rhymes: -anə

Noun

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Granne f (genitive Granne, plural Grannen)

  1. awn
  2. (botany) arista (the bristly tip of the husks of grasses, cereals, and grains)
    Gerstengrannen(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • 1870, Ernst Ludwig Rochholz, Drei Gaugöttinnen[1]:
      Sie wandelt das Saatkorn in Gold, sie geht in goldnem Schuh und trägt eine goldne Krone, sie ist selber das reifende Aehrenfeld. Ihr antikes Abbild ist Pindars "röthlichfüssige Demeter" (Olymp. 6, 94) und die römische Ceres rubicunda, die in rothgelben Grannen reifende Gerstensaat.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. stiff hair protruding from the fur or outer coat of mammals

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Proper noun

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Granne

  1. vocative singular of Grannus