gratar

See also: grătar

Catalan

Etymology

Of Germanic origin; probably borrowed from Frankish *kratton, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną. Compare French gratter, Italian grattare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡɾəˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡɾaˈtaɾ]
• Homophone: gratà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

gratar (first-person singular present grato, first-person singular preterite gratí, past participle gratat)

1. to scratch (with the nails)

   Synonym: rascar

Derived terms

• gratacel

Further reading

• “gratar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “gratar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “gratar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “gratar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto grati, English grate, French gratter, Italian grattare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡraˈtar/

Verb

gratar (present tense gratas, past tense gratis, future tense gratos, imperative gratez, conditional gratus)

1. (transitive) to scrape (against), scratch (lightly)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of gratar

		present		past		future
infinitive		gratar		gratir		grator
tense		gratas		gratis		gratos
conditional		gratus
imperative		gratez
adjective active participle		gratanta		gratinta		gratonta
adverbial active participle		gratante		gratinte		gratonte
nominal active participle	singular	gratanto		gratinto		gratonto
	plural	gratanti		gratinti		gratonti
adjective passive participle		gratata		gratita		gratota
adverbial passive participle		gratate		gratite		gratote
nominal passive participle	singular	gratato		gratito		gratoto
	plural	gratati		gratiti		gratoti

Derived terms

• gratigar