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gres

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See also: GREs, Gres, grés, grès, Greś, and Gręś

English

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Noun

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gres

  1. plural of gre

Catalan

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Etymology

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From gresa (granitic sand, sandy regolith), variant form of greda (clay), or borrowed from French grès (sandstone).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gres m (plural gresos)

  1. sandstone
    Synonym: pedra sorrenca
  2. stoneware

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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From French grès.

Noun

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gres m (invariable)

  1. stoneware

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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gres

  1. alternative form of gras

Etymology 2

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From gre +‎ -es.

Noun

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gres

  1. plural of gre (step, degree)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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gres

  1. alternative form of grece (grease)

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French grès.

Noun

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gres n (plural gresuri)

  1. sandstone

Declension

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Declension of gres
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative gres gresul gresuri gresurile
genitive-dative gres gresului gresuri gresurilor
vocative gresule gresurilor

References

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  • gres in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Welsh

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Etymology

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Uncertain derivation; possibly from the same root as gwres

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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gres f

  1. passion, wrath, desire
  2. heat

Mutation

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Mutated forms of gres
radical soft nasal aspirate
gres res ngres unchanged

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

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gres”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies