Gras

See also: gras, GRAS, graś, grás, grãs, gräs, and Graś

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gras, from Old High German gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“grow, become green”). Compare Low German Gras, Dutch gras, English grass, Danish græs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁaːs/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ɡʁas/ (variant in Low German areas; but inflected forms always with a long vowel)

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• Rhymes: -aːs, -as

Noun

Gras n (genitive Grases, plural Gräser)

1. grass (plant)
2. (informal) weed, marijuana

Derived terms

• grasgrün
• Grasdach
• Grashalm
• Wiesengras n
• Zitronengras n

Further reading

• “Gras” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʀaːs/
• Rhymes: -aːs

Noun

Gras n (plural Grieser)

1. grass
2. (informal) marijuana