Grau

== English == === Etymology === As a German surname, borrowed from German Grau, a nickname for someone with grey hair or beard. As a Catalan and southern French surname, from Occitan and Catalan Grau, a topographic surname from grau (“degree, level”). Also as a Catalan surname, reduced from the personal name Guerau; see Gerald. As a French surname, from Old French grau (“kind of fork”), from Frankish/Germanic, probably related to Old Norse grein (“fork, branch”). === Proper noun === Grau (plural Graus) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Grau is the 6353rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5365 individuals. Grau is most common among White (72.25%) and Hispanic/Latino (15.3%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Grau”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 78. == Asturian == === Proper noun === Grau m Grado (a municipality of Asturias, in northwestern Spain) ==== Related terms ==== moscón == Catalan == === Etymology 1 === From a contraction of Guerau. ==== Proper noun ==== Grau m or f by sense a patronymic surname === Etymology 2 === From grau (“inlet; landing”), from Latin gradus. ==== Proper noun ==== Grau m or f by sense a topographic surname == East Central German == === Etymology === Compare German Grauen. === Noun === Grau n (Erzgebirgisch) horror ==== Related terms ==== grauerlich === Further reading === Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎[1] (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 53 == German == === Etymology === From the adjective grau. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁaʊ̯/ Hyphenation: Grau Rhymes: -aʊ̯ === Noun === Grau n (strong, genitive Graus, no plural) grey (color) ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== Hellgrau Dunkelgrau Aschgrau Mausgrau Maulwurfgrau Schiefergrau === See also === === Further reading === “Grau” in Duden online “Grau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Hunsrik == === Etymology === From the adjective grau. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kraʊ̯/ === Noun === Grau n (plural Graue) The color grey, gray === See also === === Further reading === Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Grau”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch == Spanish == === Proper noun === Grau ? a province of Apurímac, Peru