grànd

See also: grand, Grand, gränd, grand-, and grand'

Norman

Alternative forms

• graend (Guernsey)
• grand (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French grant (later grand), from Latin grandis, grandem.

Adjective

grànd m

1. (Guernsey) big
   • 1883, Nicholas Guilbert, ‘L'Ami Pierre’:

     Sen grànd vier dos long et large / Est quasi cuit au soleil [...].

     His big old back, broad and long, is nearly roasted by the sun.

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• grond (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Vallader)
• grand (Puter)

Etymology

From Latin grandis, grandem.

Adjective

grànd m (feminine singular grànda, masculine plural grànds, feminine plural gràndas)

1. (Sutsilvan) big, large
2. (Sutsilvan) tall