Gras
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Several etymologies:
- Borrowed from French Gras, a nickname for a stout person, from gras (“fat”)
- Borrowed from Catalan Gras, from gras (“fat, stout”)
- Borrowed from German Gras, variant of the surname Grass
Proper noun
[edit]Gras (plural Grases)
- A surname from French.
Statistics
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gras”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 77.
Anagrams
[edit]Alemannic German
[edit]Noun
[edit]Gras n (plural Gräser, diminutive Gräsli)
- Alternative form of Graas
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German gras, from Old High German gras, from Proto-West Germanic *gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“grow, become green”). Compare Low German Gras, Dutch gras, English grass, Danish græs.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɡʁaːs/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ɡʁas/ (variant in Low German areas; but inflected forms always with a long vowel)
- Rhymes: -aːs, -as
Audio (Austria): (file) Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]Gras n (strong, genitive Grases, plural Gräser)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Gras [neuter, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- grasbewachsen, Grasdach, Grasebene, grasgrün, Grashüpfer, Grashalm, Grasland, Grassorte, Grassteppe
- Futtergras, Rispengras, Steppengras, Wollgras, Wiesengras n, Zitronengras n, Ziergras
Further reading
[edit]- “Gras” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gras” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Gras” in Duden online
- “Gras” in OpenThesaurus.de
Gras on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Limburgish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- graas (Veldeke spelling)
- Graas (alternative German-based spelling, Eupen spelling)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Gras n (plural Grase or Grääs) (German-based spelling)
- grass (plant)
Luxembourgish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old High German gras, from Proto-West Germanic *gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Gras n (plural Grieser)
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