gra

See also: Gra, grá, grå, and grã

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Garasia or Hindi गरासिया (garāsiyā).

Symbol

gra

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Rajput Garasia.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Rajput Garasia terms

Albanian

Etymology

Plural of grua.

Noun

gra

1. women

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin grānum (compare French grain, Occitan gran, Spanish grano), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Cognate with Portuguese grão, Galician gran, and Spanish grano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɡɾa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -a

Noun

gra m (plural grans)

1. grain, the seed of various grass crops
2. grain, seed, kernel, bean, a single seed of certain crops
3. grain, a similar single particle of various substances
4. grain, the linear surface texture of various substances, particularly wood
5. pimple, blackhead, a blocked skin pore, especially with a painful and pus-filled inflamation
   • 1994, Enric Casasses, “Cançó”, in Començament dels començaments i ocasió de les ocasions:

     L'amor ho cura tot i no et fas vell,
     és perfecte contra els grans,
     la sífilis del cervell
     i la tristor de les mans.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

6. (historical) grano, Spanish grain, a traditional unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg
7. grain, other units of measure notionally based on the weight of various grains

Derived terms

• esgranar
• graner

Related terms

• grànul

References

• “gra”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “gra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “gra” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “gra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French gras (“fat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɣa/

Adjective

gra

1. fat

Italiot Greek

Noun

gra f

1. berry

Old Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse grár.

Adjective

gra

1. gray

Descendants

• Danish: grå

See also

Colors in Old Danish · lyt (layout · text)

hwit	gra	swart
røth	brun	guul
	grøn
		bla

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡra/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: gra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish igra.

Noun

gra f (diminutive gierka, related adjective growy or gierny)

1. play

   Synonym: zabawa

2. game
3. (gaming) gameplay

   Synonym: rozgrywka

Declension

Declension of gra

	singular	plural
nominative	gra	gry
genitive	gry	gier
dative	grze	grom
accusative	grę	gry
instrumental	grą	grami
locative	grze	grach
vocative	gro	gry

Related terms

nouns

• gracz
• graczka
• minigra

verbs

• grać impf

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gra

1. third-person singular present of grać

Further reading

• gra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• gra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• gra in PWN's encyclopedia

Scots

Etymology

From Irish grá.

Noun

gra (plural gras)

1. (Ulster) liking for; affection.

   I had no gra for it.

   I did not like it; It wasn't to my liking.

References

• Glossary of Words in the Counties of Antrim and Down, William Hugh Patterson, 1880