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groß

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See also: gross, grob, Gross, grób, and Groß

Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German grōʒ, from Old High German grōʒ.

Adjective

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groß

  1. great
    Antonym: chlei
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References

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  • Aus dem Wiesenthale. Gedichte von Georg Uehlin. Schopfheim, 1869, p. 8, 13, 17, 46 and see also p. 20

Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German grōȥ, from Old High German grōȥ, akin to Old Saxon grōt, compare German Rose, Dutch groot.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Northern) /ˈɡ̊rɔu̯s/
  • IPA(key): (Central) /ˈɡ̊rou̯s/, /ˈɡ̊roːs/
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /ˈɡ̊rɔɐ̯s/

Noun

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groß (stem gross-, comperative gressa)

  1. big, large

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German grōȥ, from Old High German grōȥ, akin to Old Saxon grōt, compare Dutch groot. More at English great.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    groß (strong nominative masculine singular großer, comparative größer, superlative am größten or am größesten)

    1. big, large, large-scale
      Das ist ein großes Problem.That is a big problem.
      Ich lebe in einem großen Haus.I live in a large house.
    2. great, grand
    3. (of a person) tall
    4. (childish) pertaining to defecation
      Ich muss groß.I need to poo.

    Declension

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    Obsolete inflection:

    That is: inflected positive groſſ-, comparative gröſſer, superlative gröſt- or gröſſeſt-.

    Antonyms

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    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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    • groß”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • groß” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • groß” in Duden online