gro

Etymology

Shortening of gross, perhaps via grody.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊ

Adjective

gro (comparative more gro, superlative most gro)

1. (US, slang) Disgusting, unpleasant; gross.

   Wash your hair! It's totally gro.

See also

• grody

Anagrams

• Org., Rog, org, rog

Etymology

From Old High German grāo, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz. Cognate with German grau, English grey, Dutch grijs, Icelandic grár.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʀoː/
  • Rhymes: -oː

Adjective

gro (masculine groen, neuter grot, comparative méi gro, superlative am groosten)

1. grey

See also

Etymology

From Old Norse gróa

Verb

gro (imperative gro, present tense gror, passive -, simple past grodde, past participle grodd, present participle groende)

1. to grow
2. to sprout, germinate

References

• “gro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse gróa. Akin to English grow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡruː/

Verb

gro (present tense gror, past tense grodde, past participle grodd or grott, passive infinitive groast, present participle groande, imperative gro)

1. (of plants and body hair): to grow

   Graset gror godt i denne varmen.

   The grass is growing well in this heat.

2. to sprout, germinate
3. (of cuts and sores): to heal

   Ta plaster på såret til det gror.

   Put a band-aid on the sore until it heals.

References

• “gro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

Compare German grau, Dutch grauw, English gray.

Adjective

gro

1. gray, grey

Etymology

From French gros.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrôː/
• Hyphenation: gro

Adverb

grȏ (Cyrillic spelling гро̑)

1. much, a lot

References

• “gro” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *grọw, from Proto-Celtic *grāwā.

Noun

gro m pl (singulative gröyn)

1. gravel, pebbles