grad

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Anagrams

• darg, drag, gard

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɑd/

Adverb

grad

1. now, at the moment
   • 1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher, (transcript):

     Mir si grad am Esse, aber Si gönd gern mitesse, wen Si wend.

     We're eating at the moment, but you can gladly join us for dinner if you like.

2. exactly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡ̊ʁɑðˀ]
• Homophone: græd

Noun

grad c (singular definite graden, plural indefinite grader)

1. degree

   i allerhøjeste grad

   to the very highest degree

   til en sådan grad, at

   to such a degree that

2. degree (180th of pi)

   Drej 90 grader i positiv omløbsretning (mod uret).

   Turn 90 degrees in the positive direction of circumambulation (counterclockwise).

3. (mostly in compounds) academic degree

   Hun tog en grad i ægyptologi.

   She got a degree in egyptology.

Etymology

Contraction of gerade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁaːt/
• Rhymes: -aːt

Adverb

grad

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of gerade

Further reading

• grad in Duden online

Adverb

grad

1. just, just now

   Mäi Brudder ass grad heemkomm

   My brother has just come home

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian grad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrâːd/

Noun

grad m

1. village

References

• Walter Breu and Giovanni Piccoli (2000), Dizionario croato molisano di Acquaviva Collecroce: Dizionario plurilingue della lingua slava della minoranza di provenienza dalmata di Acquaviva Collecroce in Provincia di Campobasso (Parte grammaticale).
• Breu, W., Mader Skender, M. B. & Piccoli, G. 2013. Oral texts in Molise Slavic (Italy): Acquaviva Collecroce. In Adamou, E., Breu, W., Drettas, G. & Scholze, L. (eds.). 2013. EuroSlav2010: Elektronische Datenbank bedrohter slavischer Varietäten in nichtslavophonen Ländern Europas – Base de données électronique de variétés slaves menacées dans des pays européens non slavophones. Konstanz: Universität / Paris: Lacito (Internet Publication).

Etymology

From Latin gradus

Noun

grad m (definite singular graden, indefinite plural grader, definite plural gradene)

1. degree (general)
2. an academic degree
3. degree (of angle)
4. degree (of latitude or longitude)
5. degree (of temperature)
6. rank (e.g. military)

References

• “grad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Latin gradus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɑːd/

Noun

grad m (definite singular graden, indefinite plural gradar, definite plural gradane) grad f (definite singular grada, indefinite plural grader, definite plural gradene)

1. a degree (general)
2. an academic degree
3. degree (of angle)
4. degree (of latitude or longitude)
5. degree (of temperature)
6. rank (e.g. military)

References

• “grad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gradъ, from Proto-Indo-European *greh₃d-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrat/

• Audio

  (file)

• Homophone: grat

Noun

grad m inan

1. hail

Etymology

Borrowed from French grade, ultimately from Latin gradus.

Noun

grad n (plural grade)

1. degree (unit of measurement for temperature)

Adjective

grad

1. sudden, immediate, instant
2. quick, rapid, swift, alert, agile

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *gordъ (“settlement, enclosed place”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gordos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰordʰos, *ǵʰortós.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *gradъ, from Proto-Indo-European *greh₃d-.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin gradus.

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gordъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡráːt/
• Tonal orthography: grȃd

Noun

grád m inan (genitive gradú or gráda, nominative plural gradôvi or grádi)

1. castle
2. (archaic) city

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

Noun

grad c

1. a degree (on a thermometer or other scale)
2. a degree (from a university), a title
3. a rank