grande

grande

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English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian grande. Doublet of grand and grandee.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɑndeɪ/, /ˈɡɹændeɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑndeɪ, -ændeɪ

Adjective

grande (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly US) Of a cup of coffee: smaller than venti but larger than tall, usually 16 ounces (~ 455 ml).
    Coordinate terms: tall, venti

Noun

grande (plural grandes)

  1. (chiefly US) A grande cup of coffee.

Etymology 2

From Spanish grande. Doublet of grand.

Noun

grande (plural grandes)

  1. Alternative form of grandee.

Etymology 3

From French grande, feminine of grand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɹænd/
  • Rhymes: -ænd

Adjective

grande (comparative more grande, superlative most grande)

  1. Alternative form of grand
Usage notes

This form, influenced by grande dame, is chiefly used when describing a woman.

Related terms
  • grande école

Anagrams

  • Gander, Garden, danger, gander, garden, graned, nadger, ranged

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • gran (apocopic, before a singular noun)

Etymology

From Latin grandis, grandem.

Adjective

grande (epicene, plural grandes)

  1. large, big
    Antonym: pequeñu

Related terms

Corsican

Etymology

From Latin grandis, grandem (large, great).

Adjective

grande

  1. big

Danish

Etymology 1

From Spanish grande.

Noun

grande c (singular definite granden, plural indefinite grander)

  1. grandee
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Danish grannæ, from Old Norse granni, from Proto-Germanic *garaznô (neighbour).

Noun

grande c (singular definite granden, plural indefinite grander)

  1. (archaic) neighbour
Declension

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁɑ̃d/
  • Homophone: grandes
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃d

Adjective

grande

  1. feminine singular of grand

Anagrams

  • danger, de rang

Galician

Alternative forms

  • gran (preceding a singular noun)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese grande, from Latin grandis, grandem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɾɐndɪ/

Adjective

grande m or f (plural grandes)

  1. large
    Synonyms: enorme, groso

Further reading

  • “grande” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Interlingua

Adjective

grande (comparative major, superlative le major or le maxime)

  1. big, large
    Antonym: parve
  2. great

Italian

Etymology

From Latin grandem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ghrewə- (to fell, put down, fall in).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡran.de/
  • Rhymes: -ande
  • Hyphenation: gràn‧de

Adjective

grande (plural grandi, comparative più grande or maggiore, superlative grandissimo or massimo or sommo, diminutive grandétto or grandìno or grandettìno or grandicèllo, augmentative grandóne or (rare) grandòtto, pejorative (rare) grandàccio)

  1. of greater physical dimensions or numerosity
    1. big, large (in size or quantity)
    2. tall
    3. wide, broad
    4. long
    5. older (in age, of a person)
      sorella grandeolder sister, big sister
  2. great (importance)
  3. (colloquial) Synonym of bravo

Usage notes

  • The apocopic form gran may be used before singular nouns that start with a consonant. Before singular nouns that start with an impure s, using the apocopic form is ungrammatical but often used in spoken language. Before nouns that start with a vowel, grande can be elided by use of an apostrophe.

Adverb

grande

  1. really (intensifier)
    un gran bel piattoa really great dish

Interjection

grande

  1. great!

Noun

grande m or f by sense (plural grandi)

  1. adult, grownup
  2. (usually in the plural) great (person of major significance)
    i grandi della literaturethe greats of literature

Noun

grande m (uncountable)

  1. greatness, magnificence
    ammirare il grande nell'arteto admire the greatness in art

Derived terms

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin grandis.

Adjective

grande (Latin spelling)

  1. big

Noun

grande m (Latin spelling)

  1. adult

Latin

Etymology

From grandis (large, great).

Adjective

grande

  1. nominative neuter singular of grandis

Adverb

grandē (comparative grandius, superlative grandissimē)

  1. greatly
  2. (poetic) loudly, aloud

Related terms

References

  • grande”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • grande”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • grande in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • grande”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)

Ligurian

Alternative forms

  • grànde (Grafîa ofiçiâ)

Etymology

From Latin grandem, form of grandis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡraŋ.de/

Adjective

grande (masculine plural grendi, feminine plural grende)

  1. big
  2. large
  3. great

Antonyms

  • picin

Norman

Pronunciation

  • (Jersey)

Adjective

grande

  1. feminine singular of grànd, grand

Old French

Alternative forms

  • grant ('grande' steadily replaces 'grant' during the Old French period)

Adjective

grande

  1. nominative feminine singular of grant
  2. oblique feminine singular of grant

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • gran, grand

Etymology

From Latin grandis, grandem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɾan.de/

Adjective

grande

  1. big, great
    • 13th century, Cancioneiro da Ajuda, João Garcia de Guilhade, A 232: A bõa dona por que eu trobava (facsimile)

Descendants

  • Fala: grandi
  • Galician: grande
  • Portuguese: grande

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • ganda (European, colloquial)
  • grãde (obsolete, abbreviation)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese grande, from Latin grandis, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: gran‧de

Adjective

grande m or f (plural grandes)

  1. large; great; big (of great size or extent)
    Este livro é grande.This book is big.
    Este livro é maior do que aquele.This book is bigger than that one.
  2. large; big; numerous (numerically large)
    Synonym: numeroso
    A família é muito grande.The family is very large.
  3. (preceding nouns) great (of great importance)
    Os grandes reis da antiguidade.The great kings of antiquity.
  4. (preceding nouns) great; magnanimous (noble and generous in spirit)
    Synonym: magnânimo
    Artur foi um grande rei.Arthur was a great king.
  5. grown-up; mature
    Synonyms: crescido, maduro
    Já és grande, podes trabalhar.You’re already grown-up, you can work.
  6. (followed by a city’s name) the metropolitan area of, greater
    Moro na grande Lisboa.I live in the metropolis of Lisbon.
    O Grande Porto é uma região metropolitana no norte de Portugal.Greater Porto is a metropolitan area in the north of Portugal.

Inflection

  • Comparative: maior
  • Superlative: máximo (poetic), o maior
  • Synthetic superlative: grandíssimo
  • Augmentative: grandão, grandalhão
  • Diminutive: grandinho, grandote

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:grande.

Synonyms

  • (of great size): see Thesaurus:grande

Antonyms

  • (of great size): pequeno, see Thesaurus:grande

Derived terms

  • grandemente
  • infinitamente grande

Related terms

  • grandeza
  • grandioso

Noun

grande m or f by sense (plural grandes)

  1. (Brazil, colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone
    Synonyms: amigo, chefe

Further reading

  • “grande” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • gran (preceding a singular noun)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin grandem (large, great), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ghrewə- (to fell, put down, fall in).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɾande/ [ˈɡɾãn̪.d̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ande
  • Syllabification: gran‧de

Adjective

grande m or f (masculine and feminine plural grandes, superlative grandísimo or mayor)

  1. (after the noun or predicatively) big, large
    Synonyms: (for cloth, shoe, place) amplio, voluminoso
    Antonyms: chico, pequeño
  2. (before a plural noun) great
    Synonym: grandioso
    Antonym: irrelevante
  3. (about human age) aged, old
    Synonyms: anciano, viejo
    Antonyms: chico, joven, pequeño

Usage notes

  • When used before and in the same noun phrase as the modified singular noun, the apocopic form gran (great) is used instead of grande.

Derived terms

Noun

grande m or f by sense (plural grandes)

  1. grandee

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: grandee
  • German: Grande

Further reading

  • “grande”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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