grassy

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English grasy, from Old English *græsiġ, *gærsiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *grasagrōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grasagrōniz, equivalent to grass +‎ -y. Compare Saterland Frisian gäärsich (“grassy”), Dutch grazig (“grassy”), German grasig (“grassy”), Icelandic grösugur (“grassy”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæsi/ Rhymes: -æsi (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɑːsi/ Rhymes: -ɑːsi ==== Adjective ==== grassy (comparative grassier, superlative grassiest) Covered with grass. Resembling grass. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== grassy (plural grassies) (recreational fishing) Alternative form of grassie (“grass carp; white amur”).