grappa

See also: Grappa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian grappa. Doublet of grape.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹɑpə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹæpə/
• Rhymes: -æpə

Noun

grappa (countable and uncountable, plural grappas)

1. (uncountable) An Italian grape-based spirit of between 80 and 100 proof, made from the distillation of pomace.
2. (countable) A variety or serving of grappa.
   • 2007 February 14, Florence Fabricant, “Off the Menu”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Wines, a few cocktails and grappas but no mixed drinks: 34 Downing Street (Bedford Street)

Translations

Italian grape-based spirit

• Basque: grappa
• Belarusian: гра́па f (hrápa)
• Bulgarian: гра́па f (grápa)
• Catalan: grappa
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 格拉巴酒 (gélābā jiǔ)

• Czech: grappa
• Dutch: grappa (nl) m
• Esperanto: brando (eo)
• Estonian: grappa (et)
• Finnish: grappa (fi)
• French: grappa (fr) f, marc (fr) m, eau-de-vie (fr) f
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Grappa (de) m or f
• Greek: γκράπα (el) (gkrápa)
• Hebrew: גראפה
• Hungarian: grappa
• Italian: grappa (it) f
• Japanese: グラッパ (gurappa)
• Korean: 그라파 (geurapa)
• Lithuanian: grappa
• Norwegian: grappa
• Polish: grappa (pl) f
• Portuguese: graspa f, grapa f
• Russian: гра́ппа (ru) f (gráppa)
• Sicilian: grappa f
• Spanish: grappa (es)
• Swedish: grappa
• Turkish: grappa
• Ukrainian: гра́ппа f (hráppa)
• Venetan: sgnapa (vec) f

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle English grape.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrapa/

Noun

grappa m (plural grappys or grappow)

1. grape

Derived terms

• gwedhen grappys (“grapevine”)

Mutation

Mutation of grappa

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
grappa	rappa	unchanged	krappa	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Estonian

Noun

grappa

1. grappa

Finnish

Etymology

< Italian grappa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɑpːɑ/, [ˈɡrɑ̝pːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑpːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): grap‧pa
• Hyphenation^(key): grap‧pa

Noun

grappa

1. grappa

Declension

Inflection of grappa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		grappa	grappat
genitive		grappan	grappojen
partitive		grappaa	grappoja
illative		grappaan	grappoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		grappa	grappat
accusative	nom.	grappa	grappat
	gen.	grappan
genitive		grappan	grappojen grappain rare
partitive		grappaa	grappoja
inessive		grappassa	grappoissa
elative		grappasta	grappoista
illative		grappaan	grappoihin
adessive		grappalla	grappoilla
ablative		grappalta	grappoilta
allative		grappalle	grappoille
essive		grappana	grappoina
translative		grappaksi	grappoiksi
abessive		grappatta	grappoitta
instructive		—	grappoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of grappa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative grappani grappani accusative nom. grappani grappani gen. grappani genitive grappani grappojeni grappaini rare partitive grappaani grappojani inessive grappassani grappoissani elative grappastani grappoistani illative grappaani grappoihini adessive grappallani grappoillani ablative grappaltani grappoiltani allative grappalleni grappoilleni essive grappanani grappoinani translative grappakseni grappoikseni abessive grappattani grappoittani instructive — — comitative — grappoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative grappasi grappasi accusative nom. grappasi grappasi gen. grappasi genitive grappasi grappojesi grappaisi rare partitive grappaasi grappojasi inessive grappassasi grappoissasi elative grappastasi grappoistasi illative grappaasi grappoihisi adessive grappallasi grappoillasi ablative grappaltasi grappoiltasi allative grappallesi grappoillesi essive grappanasi grappoinasi translative grappaksesi grappoiksesi abessive grappattasi grappoittasi instructive — — comitative — grappoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative grappamme grappamme accusative nom. grappamme grappamme gen. grappamme genitive grappamme grappojemme grappaimme rare partitive grappaamme grappojamme inessive grappassamme grappoissamme elative grappastamme grappoistamme illative grappaamme grappoihimme adessive grappallamme grappoillamme ablative grappaltamme grappoiltamme allative grappallemme grappoillemme essive grappanamme grappoinamme translative grappaksemme grappoiksemme abessive grappattamme grappoittamme instructive — — comitative — grappoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative grappanne grappanne accusative nom. grappanne grappanne gen. grappanne genitive grappanne grappojenne grappainne rare partitive grappaanne grappojanne inessive grappassanne grappoissanne elative grappastanne grappoistanne illative grappaanne grappoihinne adessive grappallanne grappoillanne ablative grappaltanne grappoiltanne allative grappallenne grappoillenne essive grappananne grappoinanne translative grappaksenne grappoiksenne abessive grappattanne grappoittanne instructive — — comitative — grappoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative grappansa grappansa accusative nom. grappansa grappansa gen. grappansa genitive grappansa grappojensa grappainsa rare partitive grappaansa grappojaan grappojansa inessive grappassaan grappassansa grappoissaan grappoissansa elative grappastaan grappastansa grappoistaan grappoistansa illative grappaansa grappoihinsa adessive grappallaan grappallansa grappoillaan grappoillansa ablative grappaltaan grappaltansa grappoiltaan grappoiltansa allative grappalleen grappallensa grappoilleen grappoillensa essive grappanaan grappanansa grappoinaan grappoinansa translative grappakseen grappaksensa grappoikseen grappoiksensa abessive grappattaan grappattansa grappoittaan grappoittansa instructive — — comitative — grappoineen grappoinensa

Inflection of grappa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
nominative		grappa	grapat
genitive		grapan	grappojen
partitive		grappaa	grappoja
illative		grappaan	grappoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		grappa	grapat
accusative	nom.	grappa	grapat
	gen.	grapan
genitive		grapan	grappojen grappain rare
partitive		grappaa	grappoja
inessive		grapassa	grapoissa
elative		grapasta	grapoista
illative		grappaan	grappoihin
adessive		grapalla	grapoilla
ablative		grapalta	grapoilta
allative		grapalle	grapoille
essive		grappana	grappoina
translative		grapaksi	grapoiksi
abessive		grapatta	grapoitta
instructive		—	grapoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of grappa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative grappani grappani accusative nom. grappani grappani gen. grappani genitive grappani grappojeni grappaini rare partitive grappaani grappojani inessive grapassani grapoissani elative grapastani grapoistani illative grappaani grappoihini adessive grapallani grapoillani ablative grapaltani grapoiltani allative grapalleni grapoilleni essive grappanani grappoinani translative grapakseni grapoikseni abessive grapattani grapoittani instructive — — comitative — grappoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative grappasi grappasi accusative nom. grappasi grappasi gen. grappasi genitive grappasi grappojesi grappaisi rare partitive grappaasi grappojasi inessive grapassasi grapoissasi elative grapastasi grapoistasi illative grappaasi grappoihisi adessive grapallasi grapoillasi ablative grapaltasi grapoiltasi allative grapallesi grapoillesi essive grappanasi grappoinasi translative grapaksesi grapoiksesi abessive grapattasi grapoittasi instructive — — comitative — grappoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative grappamme grappamme accusative nom. grappamme grappamme gen. grappamme genitive grappamme grappojemme grappaimme rare partitive grappaamme grappojamme inessive grapassamme grapoissamme elative grapastamme grapoistamme illative grappaamme grappoihimme adessive grapallamme grapoillamme ablative grapaltamme grapoiltamme allative grapallemme grapoillemme essive grappanamme grappoinamme translative grapaksemme grapoiksemme abessive grapattamme grapoittamme instructive — — comitative — grappoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative grappanne grappanne accusative nom. grappanne grappanne gen. grappanne genitive grappanne grappojenne grappainne rare partitive grappaanne grappojanne inessive grapassanne grapoissanne elative grapastanne grapoistanne illative grappaanne grappoihinne adessive grapallanne grapoillanne ablative grapaltanne grapoiltanne allative grapallenne grapoillenne essive grappananne grappoinanne translative grapaksenne grapoiksenne abessive grapattanne grapoittanne instructive — — comitative — grappoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative grappansa grappansa accusative nom. grappansa grappansa gen. grappansa genitive grappansa grappojensa grappainsa rare partitive grappaansa grappojaan grappojansa inessive grapassaan grapassansa grapoissaan grapoissansa elative grapastaan grapastansa grapoistaan grapoistansa illative grappaansa grappoihinsa adessive grapallaan grapallansa grapoillaan grapoillansa ablative grapaltaan grapaltansa grapoiltaan grapoiltansa allative grapalleen grapallensa grapoilleen grapoillensa essive grappanaan grappanansa grappoinaan grappoinansa translative grapakseen grapaksensa grapoikseen grapoiksensa abessive grapattaan grapattansa grapoittaan grapoittansa instructive — — comitative — grappoineen grappoinensa

Further reading

• “grappa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrap.pa/
• Rhymes: -appa
• Hyphenation: gràp‧pa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *krappō (“hook”).

Noun

grappa f (plural grappe)

1. a metal rod bent at the ends
2. brace (arrangement for producing tension)
3. (typography) synonym of graffa

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Lombardic grapa (“bunch (of grapes)”), from Proto-West Germanic *krappō (“hook”).

Noun

grappa f (plural grappe)

1. grappa

   Synonym: acquavite

Further reading

• grappa¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• grappa² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Sicilian

Etymology 1

See See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾapːa/, [ˈ(ɡ)ɾapːa]
• Rhymes: -appa
• Hyphenation: gràp‧pa

Noun

grappa m pl

1. plural of grappu

Etymology 2

From Italian grappa (“grappa”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾapːa/, [ˈɡɾapːa]
• Rhymes: -appa
• Hyphenation: gràp‧pa

Noun

grappa f (plural grappi)

1. grappa

   Synonym: acquaviti