Norwegian

Proper noun

Gran

1. A municipality in Oppland, Norway

English

Noun

gran ‎(plural grans)

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

Translations

Anagrams

• ARNG, garn, gnar, rang

Aragonese

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

Asturian

Adjective

gran

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

Catalan

Etymology

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

Adjective

gran m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural grans)

1. big

Italian

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

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin grandis, grandem.

Adjective

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

1. large; great

Norwegian Bokmål

gran

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)

Hypernyms

• furu ‎(“pine”)

References

“gran” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse grǫn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡraːn/

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)

Hypernyms

• furu ‎(“pine”)

References

“gran” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Alternative forms

• grand

Etymology

From Old Provençal gran, from Latin grandis, grandem.

Adjective

gran

1. big; large

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• grande

Etymology

From grande, from Latin grandis, grandem.

Adjective

gran

1. big

Descendants

• Fala: gran
• Galician: gran
• Portuguese: grão

Old Provençal

Etymology

From Latin grandis, grandem.

Adjective

gran m, f ‎(plural grans)

1. big; large

Descendants

• Catalan: gran
• Occitan: gran

Spanish

Etymology

From grande ‎(“large”), from Latin grandis, grandem ‎(“large, great”).

Adjective

gran m, f ‎(apocopate, standard form grande)

1. (before the noun) apocopic form of grande, great

Usage notes

The form gran is used only before and within the noun phrase of the modified singular noun. Elsewhere, grande is used instead.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse grǫn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɑːn/

Noun

gran c

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

Declension