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Grat

Grat

See also: grat, GRAT, grät, and gråt

German

Noun

Grat m (genitive Grats or Grates, plural Grate)

  1. ridge
  2. edge

Declension

grat

grat

See also: Grat, GRAT, grät, and gråt

English

Noun

grat (plural grats)

  1. (slang) A gratuity or tip.

Related terms


Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡrat]

Verb

grat

  1. 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)

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

Usage notes

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


Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡrat/
  • Homophone: grad

Noun

grat m anim

  1. (informal, pejorative) piece of junk; useless or broken item
  2. (informal, pejorative) clunker, decrepit car
  3. (colloquial, usually plural) gear, equipment

Declension

Synonyms


Scots

Verb

grat

  1. simple past tense of greet