gros
التعريفات والمعاني
== Alemannic German ==
=== Alternative forms ===
gras
=== Etymology ===
From Middle High German gras, from Old High German gras, from Proto-West Germanic *gras. Cognate with German Gras, Dutch gras, English grass, Icelandic gras.
=== Noun ===
gros n
(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
== Aromanian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
grosu, gãros
=== Etymology ===
From Latin grossus. Compare Romanian gros.
=== Adjective ===
gros m (feminine groasã, masculine plural grosh, feminine plural groasi)
thick
== Bavarian ==
=== Noun ===
gros ?
(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.
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin grossus.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɡɾɔs]
=== Adjective ===
gros (feminine grossa, masculine plural grossos, feminine plural grosses)
big, large
==== Derived terms ====
=== Noun ===
gros m (plural grossos)
main part
(numismatics) groschen (obsolete silver coin)
=== Further reading ===
“gros”, 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
“gros”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“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.
== Dutch ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɣrɔs/
Hyphenation: gros
Rhymes: -ɔs
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Middle Dutch gros, from Old French gros, from Latin grossus; gross sense probably directly from French.
==== Noun ====
gros n (plural grossen, diminutive grosje n)
(countable) a gross; a dozen dozens, 144
(uncountable) the bulk, largest part, largest proportion, majority
===== Synonyms =====
(largest part): merendeel
(majority): meerderheid
===== Related terms =====
grossier
===== Descendants =====
→ Papiamentu: gròs
==== See also ====
dozijn
groothonderd
grootduizend
=== Etymology 2 ===
Cf. German Groschen and Latin grossus.
==== Noun ====
gros m (plural grossen, diminutive grosje n)
groschen, a former German coin
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old French gros, from Latin grossus.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɡʁo/
=== Adjective ===
gros (feminine grosse, masculine plural gros, feminine plural grosses)
big, thick, fat
Synonym: épais
coarse, rough
(Louisiana) famous
==== Derived terms ====
=== Noun ===
gros m (invariable)
a person in overweight
the bulk, the majority
Le gros de la négociation c'est la baisse de prix d'achat du produit. ― The bulk of the negotiation is lowering the purchasing price of the product.
==== Descendants ====
→ Catalan: gro
→ English: gross
→ Spanish: gro
=== Related terms ===
grosseur
grossier
grossir
=== Further reading ===
“gros”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
== Guinea-Bissau Creole ==
=== Etymology ===
From Portuguese grosso. Cognate with Kabuverdianu grós.
=== Adjective ===
gros
thick
== Hunsrik ==
=== Etymology ===
From Middle High German grōʒ, from Old High German grōʒ, from Proto-West Germanic *graut, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkroːs/
Rhymes: -oːs
Syllabification: gros
=== Adjective ===
gros (comparative greser, superlative gresest)
big, large
En groses Haus. ― A big house.
(of a person) tall
Er is en groser Mann. ― He is a tall man.
big; grown-up
Die Kinner sin schun gros. ― The kids are big already.
==== Declension ====
==== Antonyms ====
kleen
==== Derived terms ====
=== References ===
Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “gros”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 70, column 2
== Istro-Romanian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin grossus.
=== Adjective ===
gros
thick
== Lithuanian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɡrôːs/
=== Verb ===
grós
third-person singular/plural future of groti
== Megleno-Romanian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin grossus.
=== Adjective ===
gros m (feminine groasă)
thick
== Mòcheno ==
=== Etymology ===
From Middle High German gras, from Old High German gras, from Proto-West Germanic *gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą (“grass”). Cognate with German Gras, English grass.
=== Noun ===
gros n
grass
=== References ===
“gros” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
== Norman ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old French gros, from Latin grossus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *grautaz.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Jersey)
=== Adjective ===
gros m
large
==== Derived terms ====
gros deigt (“thumb”)
grôssement
== Old French ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin grossus. Attested from the late 11th century.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɡrɔs/
=== Adjective ===
gros m (oblique and nominative feminine singular grose or grosse)
big, thick
swollen, pregnant
weighty, important
crude, simple
==== Descendants ====
French: gros
Norman: gros
=== References ===
“gros”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-.
== Polish ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from French grosse (douzaine).
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /ˈɡrɔs/
Rhymes: -ɔs
Syllabification: gros
==== Noun ====
gros m inan
(archaic) gross (group of 144 items; a dozen dozen or a square dozen)
Synonym: wielki tuzin
===== Declension =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
Unadapted borrowing from French gros, from Latin grossus.
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /ˈɡrɔ/
Rhymes: -ɔ
Syllabification: gros
==== Noun ====
gros n (indeclinable)
(literary) bulk, the major part
Hypernym: większość
===== Related terms =====
=== Further reading ===
gros in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
gros in Polish dictionaries at PWN
== Romanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin grossus.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɡros/
=== Adjective ===
gros m or n (feminine singular groasă, masculine plural groși, feminine/neuter plural groase)
thick
Antonym: subțire
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
grosime
==== Related terms ====
grosolan
groștei
îngroșa
==== See also ====
gras
== Slovene ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French grosse (douzaine).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɡróː/
=== Noun ===
grọ̑s m inan
A gross, 144.
==== Declension ====
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).
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
== Vilamovian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Middle High German and Old High German gras, from Proto-West Germanic *gras.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
grōs n
grass
== Welsh ==
=== Etymology ===
From English gross.
=== Noun ===
gros m
gross (twelve dozen)
=== Mutation ===
=== Further reading ===
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gros”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies