groß

== Alemannic German == === Etymology === From Middle High German grōʒ, from Old High German grōʒ. === Adjective === groß great Antonym: chlei ==== Related terms ==== Urgroßvaters === References === Aus dem Wiesenthale. Gedichte von Georg Uehlin. Schopfheim, 1869, p. 8, 13, 17, 46 and see also p. 20 == Bavarian == === Alternative forms === grouß, groaß === Etymology === From Middle High German grōȥ, from Old High German grōȥ, akin to Old Saxon grōt, compare German Rose, Dutch groot. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) /ˈɡ̊rɔu̯s/ IPA(key): (Central) /ˈɡ̊rou̯s/, /ˈɡ̊roːs/ IPA(key): (Southern) /ˈɡ̊rɔɐ̯s/ === Adjective === groß (stem gross-, comperative gressa) big, large == German == === Alternative forms === gross (Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein) === Etymology === From Middle High German grōȥ, from Old High German grōȥ, akin to Old Saxon grōt, compare Dutch groot. More at English great. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁoːs/ Rhymes: -oːs === Adjective === groß (strong nominative masculine singular großer, comparative größer, superlative am größten or am größesten) 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. great, grand (of a person) tall (childish) pertaining to defecation Ich muss groß. ― I need to poo. ==== Declension ==== Obsolete inflection: That is: inflected positive groſſ-, comparative gröſſer, superlative gröſt- or gröſſeſt-. ==== Antonyms ==== klein ==== Derived terms ==== Großer m, Große f, Großes n Größe Größte vergrößern Vergrößerung großteils, größtenteils ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “groß”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “groß” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “groß” in Duden online