Gras

See also: gras, GRAS, graś, grás, grãs, gräs, and Graś

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gras, from Old High German gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“grow, become green”). Compare Low German Gras, Dutch gras, English grass, Danish græs.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡʁaːs/ (standard)
IPA^(key): /ɡʁas/ (variant in Low German areas; but inflected forms always with a long vowel)
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Rhymes: -aːs, -as

Noun

Gras n (genitive Grases, plural Gräser)

grass (plant)
(informal) weed, marijuana

Declension

Declension of Gras

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Gras	die	Gräser
genitive	eines	des	Grases	der	Gräser
dative	einem	dem	Gras, Grase¹	den	Gräsern
accusative	ein	das	Gras	die	Gräser

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

grasgrün
Grasdach
Grashalm
Wiesengras n
Zitronengras n

Further reading

Gras in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡʀaːs/
Rhymes: -aːs

Noun

Gras n (plural Grieser)

grass
(informal) marijuana

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