gros

See also: Gros, gròs, grôs, grös, and groš

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• gras

Etymology

From Old High German gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą. Cognate with German Gras, Dutch gras, English grass, Icelandic gras.

Noun

gros n

1. (Carcoforo) grass

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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Aromanian

Alternative forms

• grosu

Etymology

From Latin grossus. Compare Romanian gros.

Adjective

gros

1. thick

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Bavarian

Noun

gros ?

1. (Sauris) grass

References

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin grossus, possibly ultimately of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɡɾɔs]

Adjective

gros (feminine grossa, masculine plural grossos, feminine plural grosses)

1. big, large

Derived terms

• bocagròs
• capgròs
• grossària
• grossor

Further reading

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

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gros, from Old French gros, from Latin grossus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣrɔs/

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Noun

gros n (plural grossen, diminutive grosje n)

1. gross; a dozen dozens, 144
2. largest part, largest proportion, majority

Synonyms

• (largest part): merendeel
• (majority): meerderheid

See also

• dozijn
• groothonderd
• grootduizend

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French

Etymology

From Old French gros, from Latin grossus, possibly ultimately of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁo/

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Adjective

gros (feminine grosse, masculine plural gros, feminine plural grosses)

1. big, thick, fat

   Synonym: épais

2. coarse, rough
3. (Louisiana) famous

Derived terms

• gros-grain

Noun

gros m (plural gros)

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Descendants

• → Catalan: gro
• → English: Groswater
• → Spanish: gro

Related terms

• grosseur
• grossier
• grossir

Further reading

• “gros”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese grosso. Cognates with Kabuverdianu grós.

Adjective

gros

1. thick

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Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German grōz, from Old High German grōz, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kroːs/

Adjective

gros (comparative greser, superlative grest)

1. big, large

   en groses Haus

   a big house

2. (of a person) tall

   Er is en groser Mann.

   He is a tall man.

Declension

Declension of gros (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
Weak inflection	nominative	gros	gros	gros	grose
	accusative	grose	gros	gros	grose
	dative	grose	grose	grose	grose
Strong inflection	nominative	groser	grose	groses	grose
	accusative	grose	grose	groses	grose
	dative	grosem	groser	grosem	grose

Antonyms

• kleen

Derived terms

• Groseltre
• Grosfatter
• Grosgewachsner
• Grosmutter
• Grosonkel
• Grosstatt
• Grostante
• groswachse

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Mòcheno

Noun

gros ?

1. grass

References

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French gros, from Latin grossus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *grautaz.

Pronunciation

• (Jersey)

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Adjective

gros m

1. large

Derived terms

• gros deigt (“thumb”)
• grôssement

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin grossus, possibly ultimately of Germanic origin.

Adjective

gros m (oblique and nominative feminine singular grose or grosse)

1. big; large

Descendants

• French: gros
• Norman: gros

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin grossus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡros/

Adjective

gros m or n (feminine singular groasă, masculine plural groși, feminine and neuter plural groase)

1. thick

Declension

Declension of gros

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	gros		groasă	groși	groase
	definite	grosul		groasa	groșii	groasele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	gros		groase	groși	groase
	definite	grosului		groasei	groșilor	groaselor

Antonyms

• subțire

Derived terms

• grosime

Related terms

• grosolan
• groștei
• îngroșa

See also

• gras

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡróː/

Noun

grọ̑s m inan

1. A gross, 144.

Inflection

As the -s- is not pronounced, the stem really ends in a vowel, and is extended with -j- when endings are attached. In writing, the declension can be either soft (following the pronunciation) or hard (following the spelling).

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Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	grós
gen. sing.	grósa
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	grós	grósa	grósi
genitive (rodȋlnik)	grósa	grósov	grósov
dative (dajȃlnik)	grósu	grósoma	grósom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	grós	grósa	gróse
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	grósu	grósih	grósih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	grósom	grósoma	grósi

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Vilamovian

Pronunciation

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Noun

grōs n

1. grass