groß

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See also: gross, grob, Gross, grób, and Groß

Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German and Old High German grōz.

Adjective

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groß

  1. great
    Antonym: chlei
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References

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  • Aus dem Wiesenthale. Gedichte von Georg Uehlin. Schopfheim, 1869, p. 8, 13, 17, 46 and see also p. 20

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German and Old High German grōz, akin to Old Saxon grōt, compare Dutch groot. More at English great.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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groß (strong nominative masculine singular großer, comparative größer, superlative am größten or am größesten)

  1. big, large, large-scale
    Das ist ein großes Problem.That is a big problem.
    Ich lebe in einem großen Haus.I live in a large house.
  2. great, grand
  3. (of a person) tall
  4. (childish) pertaining to defecation
    Ich muss groß.I need to poo.

Declension

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Obsolete inflection:

That is: inflected positive groſſ-, comparative gröſſer, superlative gröſt- or gröſſeſt-.

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • groß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • groß” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • groß” in Duden online