granat

Pronunciation

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

Noun

granat m (plural granats)

1. garnet (the gem and the color)

Adjective

granat (feminine granada, masculine plural granats, feminine plural granades)

1. garnet

Further reading

• “granat” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Noun

granat c (singular definite granaten, plural indefinite granater)

1. grenade
2. garnet

References

• “granat” in Den Danske Ordbog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡra.nat/

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Etymology 1

From Latin granatum (“pomegranate”)

Etymology 2

From Italian granata (“grenade, pomegranate, maroon”), from Latin granatus (“having many seeds or grains”)

Noun

granat m (Cyrillic spelling гранат)

1. pomegranate
2. garnet

Etymology

The weapon and mineral are named after the fruit. Latin pomum granatum means an apple with many seeds, from Latin granum (“seed”). Spanish influence formed the French grenade, which became granat in German, Danish, and Swedish. Used in Swedish since 1578 (fruit, the compound granatäpple already in 1541), 1568 (mineral), 1623 (weapon).

Noun

granat c

1. (archaic) a pomegranate (fruit)
2. (archaic) a pomegranate (tree)
3. (mineralogy) a garnet, a group of minerals with regular crystals
4. grenade (weapon)

References

• granat in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.