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Gras
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GRAS Gras Graś gras graś gräs grás grãs græs græs'
English
Etymology
Several etymologies:
Borrowed from en fr Gras, a nickname for a stout person, from fr gras fat
Borrowed from en ca Gras, from ca gras fat, stout
Borrowed from en de Gras, variant of the surname en Grass
Proper noun
es
en French.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Gras is the 34758th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 650 individuals. Gras is most common among White (80.0%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en agrs ARGs GARs Gars args gars rags
en surnames from Catalan surnames from German
Alemannic German
Noun
gsw noun n plural Gräser diminutive Gräsli
gsw Graas
German
de:
Etymology
de :inh gmh:gras<ety:inh<goh:gras<ety:inh<gmw-pro:*gras>>>> 1
de gmh gras, from de goh gras, from de gmw-pro *gras, from de gem-pro *grasą, from de ine-pro *gʰreh₁- grow, become green. Cognate with da græs, nl gras, en grass and nds Gras.
Pronunciation
de /ɡʁaːs/ standard
de /ɡʁas/ variant in Low German areas; but inflected forms always with a long vowel
de aːs as 1
de De-at-Gras.ogg Austria das Gras
de De-Gras.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,,^er
grass plant
de informal weed, marijuana
Declension
n,,^er
Hyponyms
de Futtergras Liebesgras Riedgras Rispengras Sauergras Steppengras Süßgras Wiesengras Wollgras Ziergras Zitronengras
Derived terms
de grasbewachsen Grasdach Grasebene grasen grasgrün Grashalm Grashüpfer grasig Grasland graslos Grasnatter Grasschnitt Grassorte Grassteppe
Further reading
Anagrams
de agrs Sarg
de Marijuana Plants
Limburgish
Alternative forms
li graas Veldeke
li Graas alternative German-based spelling Eupen spelling
Etymology
li ine-pro *gʰreh₁-
li gmw-pro *gras, from li gem-pro *grasą.
Pronunciation
li /ˈɣʁaː˨s/
li aːs 1
Noun
li noun n plural Grase or Grääs li sp-DE
grass plant
li Plants Grasses
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb goh gras, from lb gmw-pro *gras, from lb gem-pro *grasą.
Pronunciation
lb /ɡʀaːs/
lb aːs 1
Noun
n Grieser
grass
lb informal marijuana
lb Marijuana Plants