grad

See also: grád, gråd, and Grad

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɹæd/
• Rhymes: -æd

Noun

grad (plural grads)

1. Abbreviation of graduate.
2. Abbreviation of graduation.
3. (geometry, trigonometry) Abbreviation of gradian.

See also

• deg
• rad

Etymology 2

Noun

grad (plural grads)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Grad

Anagrams

• darg, drag, gard

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Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German gerade, gerat, from Old High German rado (“fast”, adverb), from rad (“fast”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *hradaz (“quick, hasty”). Cognate with German gerade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɑd/

Adverb

grad

1. now, at the moment
   • 1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher, (transcript):

     Mir si grad am Esse, aber Si gönd gern mitesse, wen Si wend.

     We're eating at the moment, but you can gladly join us for dinner if you like.

2. exactly

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡ̊ʁɑðˀ]
• Homophone: græd

Noun

grad c (singular definite graden, plural indefinite grader)

1. degree

   i allerhøjeste grad

   to the very highest degree

   til en sådan grad, at

   to such a degree that

2. degree (180th of pi)

   Drej 90 grader i positiv omløbsretning (mod uret).

   Turn 90 degrees in the positive direction of circumambulation (counterclockwise).

3. (mostly in compounds) academic degree

   Hun tog en grad i ægyptologi.

   She got a degree in egyptology.

Declension

Declension of grad

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	grad	graden	grader	graderne
genitive	grads	gradens	graders	gradernes

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German

Etymology

Contraction of gerade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁaːt/
• Rhymes: -aːt

Adverb

grad

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of gerade

Further reading

• grad in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Adverb

grad

1. just, just now

   Mäi Brudder ass grad heemkomm

   My brother has just come home

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Molise Croatian

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian grad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrâːd/

Noun

grad m

1. village

Declension

    declension of grad

	singular	plural
nominative	grad	grada
genitive	grada	gradi, grad
dative	gradu	gradi, gradami
accusative	grad, grada	grada
locative	gradu	grada
instrumental	gradom, gradam	gradi, gradami

References

• Walter Breu and Giovanni Piccoli (2000), Dizionario croato molisano di Acquaviva Collecroce: Dizionario plurilingue della lingua slava della minoranza di provenienza dalmata di Acquaviva Collecroce in Provincia di Campobasso (Parte grammaticale).
• Breu, W., Mader Skender, M. B. & Piccoli, G. 2013. Oral texts in Molise Slavic (Italy): Acquaviva Collecroce. In Adamou, E., Breu, W., Drettas, G. & Scholze, L. (eds.). 2013. EuroSlav2010: Elektronische Datenbank bedrohter slavischer Varietäten in nichtslavophonen Ländern Europas – Base de données électronique de variétés slaves menacées dans des pays européens non slavophones. Konstanz: Universität / Paris: Lacito (Internet Publication).

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin gradus

Noun

grad m (definite singular graden, indefinite plural grader, definite plural gradene)

1. degree (general)
2. an academic degree
3. degree (of angle)
4. degree (of latitude or longitude)
5. degree (of temperature)
6. rank (e.g. military)

Derived terms

• bachelorgrad
• breddegrad
• doktorgrad
• gradestokk
• lengdegrad
• minusgrad
• varmegrad

 

References

• “grad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin gradus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɑːd/

Noun

grad m (definite singular graden, indefinite plural gradar, definite plural gradane)
grad f (definite singular grada, indefinite plural grader, definite plural gradene)

1. a degree (general)
2. an academic degree
3. degree (of angle)
4. degree (of latitude or longitude)
5. degree (of temperature)
6. rank (e.g. military)

Derived terms

• bachelorgrad
• breiddegrad
• doktorgrad
• gradestokk
• gradvis
• lengdegrad
• minusgrad
• varmegrad

 

References

• “grad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

grad

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gradъ, from Proto-Indo-European *greh₃d-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrat/

• Audio

  (file)

• Homophone: grat

Noun

grad m inan

1. hail

Declension

declension of grad

	singular
nominative	grad
genitive	gradu
dative	gradowi
accusative	grad
instrumental	gradem
locative	gradzie
vocative	gradzie

Derived terms

• gradowy
• gradobicie

Further reading

• grad in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French grade, ultimately from Latin gradus.

Noun

grad n (plural grade)

1. degree (unit of measurement for temperature)

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Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

grad

1. sudden, immediate, instant
2. quick, rapid, swift, alert, agile

Derived terms

• gu grad

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *gordъ (“settlement, enclosed place”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gordos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰordʰos, *ǵʰortós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrâːd/

Noun

grȃd m (Cyrillic spelling гра̑д)

1. city, town
2. fortress, castle
3. (usually after the proposition u) downtown, city centre

Declension

Declension of grad

	singular	plural
nominative	grȃd	grȁdovi
genitive	grȃda	grȁdōvā
dative	grȃdu	grȁdovima
accusative	grȃd	grȁdove
vocative	grȃde	grȁdovi
locative	grádu	grȁdovima
instrumental	grȃdom	grȁdovima

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *gradъ, from Proto-Indo-European *greh₃d-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrâd/

Noun

grȁd m (Cyrillic spelling гра̏д)

1. hail

Declension

Declension of grad

	singular	plural
nominative	grad	gradi
genitive	grada	gradi
dative	gradu	gradima
accusative	grad	grade
vocative	grade	gradi
locative	gradu	gradima
instrumental	gradom	gradima

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin gradus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrâːd/

Noun

grȃd m (Cyrillic spelling гра̑д)

1. (mathematics) gradian
2. degree (measuring unit in various systems; the more usual and general term is stȅpēn or stȗpanj)

Declension

Declension of grad

	singular	plural
nominative	grȃd	gradi
genitive	grada	grádī / grádā
dative	gradu	gradima
accusative	grad	grade
vocative	grade	gradi
locative	gradu	gradima
instrumental	gradom	gradima

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gordъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡráːt/
• Tonal orthography: grȃd

Noun

grád m inan (genitive gradú or gráda, nominative plural gradôvi or grádi)

1. castle
2. (archaic) city

Declension

Declension of grád (masculine inan., hard o-stem, mobile accent, plural in -ôv-)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	grád	gradôva	gradôvi
accusative	grád	gradôva	gradôve
genitive	gradú	gradôv	gradôv
dative	grádu	gradôvoma	gradôvom
locative	grádu	gradôvih	gradôvih
instrumental	grádom	gradôvoma	gradôvi

Declension of grád (masculine inan., hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	grád	gráda	grádi
accusative	grád	gráda	gráde
genitive	gráda	grádov	grádov
dative	grádu	grádoma	grádom
locative	grádu	grádih	grádih
instrumental	grádom	grádoma	grádi

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

Noun

grad c

1. a degree (on a thermometer or other scale)
2. a degree (from a university), a title
3. a rank

Declension

Declension of grad
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	grad	graden	grader	graderna
Genitive	grads	gradens	graders	gradernas

Related terms

breddgrad degradera doktorsgrad frihetsgrad gradbeteckning gradera gradering gradient

gradmätning gradualavhandling gradvis höggradig magistergrad minusgrad plusgrad retrograd

svårighetsgrad tjänstegrad uppgradera urbaniseringsgrad verkningsgrad