grat

See also: Grat, GRAT, grät, and gråt

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɹæt/
Rhymes: -æt

Noun

grat (plural grats)

(slang) A gratuity or tip.

Related terms

autograt

Anagrams

gart

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡrat/

Verb

grat

supine of graś

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian grāt, which derives from Proto-Germanic *grautaz. Cognates include West Frisian grut.

Adjective

grat (comparative grater, superlative gratst)

(Föhr-Amrum) big, great, large.
(Föhr-Amrum) tall
Hü grat beest?
How tall are you?

Usage notes

After an indefinite article preceding a masculine noun grat changes to graten.

Polish

Etymology

From Middle High German geræte (“equipment”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡrat/
Audio (file)
Homophone: grad

Noun

grat m anim

(informal, pejorative) piece of junk; useless or broken item
(informal, pejorative) clunker, decrepit car
(colloquial, usually in the plural) gear, equipment

Declension

declension of grat

	singular	plural
nominative	grat	graty
genitive	grata	gratów
dative	gratowi	gratom
accusative	grata	graty
instrumental	gratem	gratami
locative	gracie	gratach
vocative	gracie	graty

Synonyms

(piece of junk): rupieć, złom
(clunker): See Thesaurus:gruchot
(equipment): sprzęt, manele

Scots

Verb

grat

simple past tense of greet

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