grau
التعريفات والمعاني
== Asturian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin gradus.
=== Noun ===
grau m (plural graos)
grade, degree
degree (of temperature, pressure, angle)
degree (award)
year, form (of school)
== Bavarian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Middle High German grā, from Old High German grāo, from Proto-West Germanic *grāu. Cognate with German grau.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɡ̊raʊ̯/
=== Adjective ===
grau
grey
==== See also ====
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin gradus.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɡɾaw]
Rhymes: -aw
=== Noun ===
grau m (plural graus)
degree, level (an individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values)
degree, extent (the amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity)
(education) grade, year, form (a level of education)
(education) degree (a stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study)
(physics) degree (a unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales)
(geometry) degree (a unit of measurement of angle)
fer un gir de 180 graus ― to do a 180 (literally, “to make a turn of 180 degrees”)
(hydrography) inlet
Synonym: gola
(nautical) landing
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
gradual
graduar
==== Descendants ====
→ Spanish: grao
=== Further reading ===
“grau”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“grau”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“grau” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“grau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
== Galician ==
=== Alternative forms ===
grao
=== Etymology ===
From Latin grānus.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -aw
Hyphenation: grau
=== Noun ===
grau m (plural graus)
grain
beach
Synonym: praia
=== Further reading ===
“grau”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
== German ==
=== Etymology ===
From Middle High German grā, from Old High German grāo, from Proto-West Germanic *grāu. Compare English gray, grey.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɡʁaʊ̯/
Hyphenation: grau
Rhymes: -aʊ̯
=== Adjective ===
grau (strong nominative masculine singular grauer, comparative grauer, superlative am grauesten or am grausten)
grey, gray
Synonym: (regional, fairly rare) gries
==== Declension ====
==== Hyponyms ====
==== Derived terms ====
Grau
grauen
gräulich
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“grau” in Duden online
“grau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
== Hunsrik ==
=== Etymology ===
From Middle High German grā, from Old High German grāo.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkraʊ̯/
Rhymes: -aʊ̯
Syllabification: grau
=== Adjective ===
grau (comparative grauer, superlative grauest)
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
== Low German ==
=== Etymology ===
From Middle Low German grāu, from Old Saxon grao. Cognate to German grau, Dutch grauw.
=== Adjective ===
grau (comparative grauer, superlative graust) (German Low German)
grey
==== Declension ====
==== Synonyms ====
gries
graag
== Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
grao (obsolete)
=== Etymology ===
From Old Galician-Portuguese grao, graao, from Latin gradus (“step, grade, degree”).
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -aw
Homophone: gral (Brazil)
Hyphenation: grau
=== Noun ===
grau m (plural graus)
degree, a unit of temperature, now typically using the Celsius scale
degree, a certificate of academic accomplishment conferred by a college or university
(mathematics) degree, a unit of angular measure
(mathematics) degree, the highest exponent within a polynomial expression
(informal) wheelie, a stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels.
==== Coordinate terms ====
(unit of angular measure): légua (1⁄18, 1⁄20, or 1⁄25 equatorial degree)
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“grau”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“grau”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Welsh ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡraɨ̯/
(South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡrai̯/
=== Noun ===
grau
soft mutation of crau
=== Mutation ===