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Gros


Gros

(grō)
,
Noun.
[F. See
Gross
.]
A heavy silk with a dull finish;
as,
gros
de Naples;
gros
de Tours.

Definition 2024


Gros

Gros

See also: gros, grôs, grös, and groš

German

Alternative forms

Noun

Gros n (plural: Grosse)

  1. A gross, 144.

Synonyms

  • Großes Dutzend

gros

gros

See also: Gros, grôs, grös, and groš

Aromanian

Alternative forms

  • grosu

Adjective

gros

  1. thick

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin grossus, possibly ultimately of Germanic origin.

Adjective

gros m (feminine grossa, masculine plural grossos, feminine plural grosses)

  1. big; large

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gros, from Old French gros, from Latin grossus.

Pronunciation

Noun

gros n (plural grossen, diminutive grosje n)

  1. gross; a dozen dozens, 144
  2. largest part, largest proportion, majority

Synonyms

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French

Etymology

From Old French gros, from Latin grossus, possibly ultimately of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁo/

Adjective

gros m (feminine singular grosse, masculine plural gros, feminine plural grosses)

  1. big, thick, fat
  2. coarse, rough

Synonyms

Related terms


Norman

Etymology

From Old French gros, from Latin grossus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *grautaz.

Pronunciation

  • (Jersey)

Adjective

gros m

  1. large

Derived terms


Old French

Etymology

From Latin grossus, possibly ultimately of Germanic origin.

Adjective

gros m (oblique and nominative feminine singular grose or grosse)

  1. big; large

Descendants


Romanian

Etymology

From Latin grossus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /gros/

Adjective

gros m, n (feminine singular groasă, masculine plural groși, feminine and neuter plural groase)

  1. thick

Declension

Antonyms

Derived terms

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Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡróː/
  • Tonal orthography: grọ̑

Noun

grós m inan (genitive grósa, nominative plural grósi)

  1. A gross, 144.

Declension

As the -s- is not pronounced, the stem really ends in a vowel, and is extended with -j- when endings are attached. In writing, the declension can be either soft (following the pronunciation) or hard (following the spelling).

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Vilamovian

Pronunciation

Noun

grōs n

  1. grass