granat

See also: Granat, granát, and grånat

Catalan

Etymology

Named after the pomegranate fruit. Derived from granar. Cf. granada and magrana. Compare also French French grenat.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ɡɾəˈnat/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈnat/
• Rhymes: -at

Adjective

granat (feminine granada, masculine plural granats, feminine plural granades)

1. garnet

Noun

granat m (plural granats)

1. garnet (the gem and the color)

Verb

granat m (feminine granada, masculine plural granats, feminine plural granades)

1. past participle of granar

Further reading

• “granat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Danish

Noun

granat c (singular definite granaten, plural indefinite granater)

1. grenade
2. garnet

Declension

Declension of granat

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	granat	granaten	granater	granaterne
genitive	granats	granatens	granaters	granaternes

Derived terms

• (grenade): håndgranat

References

• “granat” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡra.nat/

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Etymology 1

Ultimately derived from Latin granatum (“pomegranate”)

Noun

granat m inan

1. pomegranate, fruit of tree of genus Punica
2. navy blue

Declension

declension of granat

	singular	plural
nominative	granat	granaty
genitive	granatu	granatów
dative	granatowi	granatom
accusative	granat	granaty
instrumental	granatem	granatami
locative	granacie	granatach
vocative	granacie	granaty

Derived terms

• granatowy

Etymology 2

From Italian granata (“grenade, pomegranate, maroon”), from Latin granatus (“having many seeds or grains”)

Noun

granat m inan

1. grenade (explosive device)
2. (mineralogy) garnet

Declension

See above.

Further reading

• granat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

granat m (Cyrillic spelling гранат)

1. pomegranate
2. garnet

Synonyms

• (pomegranate): mogranj, morski šipak, nar

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Swedish

Etymology

The weapon and mineral are named after the fruit. Latin pomum granatum means an apple with many seeds, from Latin granum (“seed”). Spanish influence formed the French grenade, which became granat in German, Danish, and Swedish. Used in Swedish since 1578 (fruit, the compound granatäpple already in 1541), 1568 (mineral), 1623 (weapon).

Noun

granat c

1. (archaic) a pomegranate (fruit)
2. (archaic) a pomegranate (tree)
3. (mineralogy) a garnet, a group of minerals with regular crystals
4. grenade (weapon)

Declension

Declension of granat
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	granat	granaten	granater	granaterna
Genitive	granats	granatens	granaters	granaternas

Related terms

• granatäpple
• handgranat

References

• granat in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)