gran

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æn

Noun

gran (plural grans)

1. (informal, usually affectionate) a grandmother
2. (rare) a grandfather

Anagrams

• ARNG, NARG, gRNA, garn, gnar, grna, narg, rang

Etymology

From Latin grandis, grandem.

Adjective

gran m sg (feminine singular grana, neuter singular grano, masculine and neuter plural granos, feminine plural granes)

1. big

Adjective

gran

1. (apocopic, before a singular noun) Alternative form of grande, big

Etymology

From Old Occitan gran, from Latin grandis, grandem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ghrewə- (“to fell, put down, fall in”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾan/

Adjective

gran (masculine and feminine plural grans)

1. big, large
2. (of a person) old
3. (of a person) older, senior
4. great (very large)
5. great (important)

Noun

gran m (plural grans)

1. (in the plural) adults, grown-ups

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡran/, [ɡr̺än̺]

Adjective

gran m, f (apocopate)

1. Apocopic form of grande

   Gran Bretagna - Great Britain

   Gran Premio - Grand Prix

   gran turismo - grand touring

Etymology

From Latin grandis, grandem.

Adjective

gran m (feminine singular granda, masculine plural gragn, feminine plural grandes)

1. large; great

Etymology

From Old Norse grǫn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡraːn/

Noun

gran f, m (definite singular grana or granen, indefinite plural graner, definite plural granene)

1. spruce (mostly the species Picea abies (Norway spruce)).
2. spruce (wood from spruce trees)

References

“gran” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse grǫn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɑːn/

Noun

gran f (definite singular grana, indefinite plural graner, definite plural granene)

1. spruce (mostly the species Picea abies (Norway spruce)).
2. spruce (wood from spruce trees)

References

“gran” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• grand

Etymology

From Old Occitan gran, from Latin grandis, grandem.

Adjective

gran

1. big; large

Etymology

From Latin grandis, grandem.

Adjective

gran m, f (plural grans)

1. big; large

Alternative forms

• grande

Etymology

From grande, from Latin grandis, grandem.

Adjective

gran

1. big

Etymology

From Old Spanish grant, grand, apocopic forms of grande (“great”). Other apocopic forms inherited from Old Spanish include primer, san and según.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɾan]

Adjective

gran m, f (apocopate, standard form grande)

1. (before the noun) Apocopic form of grande; great.

Etymology

From Old Norse grǫn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɑːn/

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Noun

gran c

1. spruce (mostly the species Picea abies or Norway spruce, the species found most often in Sweden)