grad

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English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɹæd/
• Rhymes: -æd

Noun

grad (plural grads)

1. Abbreviation of graduate.
2. Abbreviation of graduation.
3. (trigonometry) Abbreviation of gradian.

Derived terms

See also

• deg
• rad

Etymology 2

Noun

grad (plural grads)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Grad

Anagrams

• Gard, darg, drag, gard

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German gerade, gerat, from Old High German rado (“fast”, adverb), from rad (“fast”, adjective), from Proto-West Germanic *hrad (“quick, hasty”). Cognate with German gerade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɑd/

Adverb

grad

1. now, at the moment
   • 1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher, (transcript):

2. exactly

Chinese

Etymology

From clipping of English graduate.

Pronunciation

Verb

grad

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to graduate

Derived terms

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡ̊ʁɑðˀ]
• Homophone: græd

Noun

grad c (singular definite graden, plural indefinite grader)

1. degree

   i allerhøjeste grad

   to the very highest degree

   til en sådan grad, at

   to such a degree that

2. degree (180th of pi)

   Drej 90 grader i positiv omløbsretning (mod uret).

   Turn 90 degrees in the positive direction of circumambulation (counterclockwise).

3. (mostly in compounds) academic degree

   Hun tog en grad i ægyptologi.

   She got a degree in egyptology.

Declension

German

Etymology

Contraction of gerade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁaːt/, /ɡʁat/
• Rhymes: -aːt
• Homophones: Grad, Grat

Adverb

grad

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of gerade

Further reading

• “grad” in Duden online
• “grad” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch graad, from Middle Dutch graet, from Latin gradus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡrat]
• Hyphenation: grad

Noun

grad

1. grade, degree, level

   Synonym: derajat

2. dignity, prestige

   Synonym: martabat

Alternative forms

• gréd (Standard Malay)

Related terms

References

Further reading

• “grad” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Luxembourgish

Adverb

grad

1. just, just now

   Mäi Brudder ass grad heemkomm

   My brother has just come home

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian grado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡraːd/

Noun

grad m (plural gradi)

1. degree (of a circle)
2. degree (temperature)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin gradus.

Noun

grad m (definite singular graden, indefinite plural grader, definite plural gradene)

1. degree (general)
2. an academic degree
3. degree (of angle)
4. degree (of latitude or longitude)
5. degree (of temperature)
6. rank (e.g. military)

Derived terms

References

• “grad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin gradus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɑːd/

Noun

grad m (definite singular graden, indefinite plural gradar, definite plural gradane)
grad f (definite singular grada, indefinite plural grader, definite plural gradene)

1. a degree (general)
2. an academic degree
3. degree (of angle)
4. degree (of latitude or longitude)
5. degree (of temperature)
6. rank (e.g. military)

Derived terms

References

• “grad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Latin gradus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɑd/

Noun

grad m

1. grade, step, order, degree, rank

Declension

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “grad”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrat/
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: grad
• Homophones: Grad, grat

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gradъ.

Noun

grad m inan (related adjective gradowy)

1. hail (balls of ice)
2. (figurative) mass (large number or amount)

   Synonyms: deszcz, ulewa

   Hypernyms: masa, ogrom

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

grad m inan

1. (geometry, trigonometry) gradian (unit of angle equal to 0.9 degrees, so that there are 100 gradians in a right angle)

Declension

Further reading

• grad in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• grad in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French grade, ultimately from Latin gradus.

Noun

grad n (plural grade)

1. degree (unit of measurement for temperature)

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *groddo, ultimately from the root of greas (“to hasten”).

Adjective

grad

1. sudden, immediate, instant
2. quick, rapid, swift, alert, agile

Usage notes

• Often used adverbially, preceding and leniting the verbal noun:

  a' grad-amharc oirre ― glancing at her

  ghrad-leum e bhon chathair ― he suddenly leapt from the chair

Derived terms

• gu grad

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gȏrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gárdas, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrâːd/

Noun

grȃd m (Cyrillic spelling гра̑д)

1. city, town
2. fortress, castle
3. downtown, city center

Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gradъ, from Proto-Indo-European *greh₃d-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrâd/

Noun

grȁd m (Cyrillic spelling гра̏д)

1. hail

Declension

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin gradus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrâːd/

Noun

grȃd m (Cyrillic spelling гра̑д)

1. (mathematics) gradian
2. degree (measuring unit in various systems; the more usual and general term is stȅpēn or stȗpanj)

Declension

Slavomolisano

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian grad (“city, town, fortress”). The extended meaning of ‘country’ is a semantic loan from Italian paese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrâːd/

Noun

grad m

1. village
2. country

Declension

References

• Walter Breu and Giovanni Piccoli (2000), Dizionario croato molisano di Acquaviva Collecroce: Dizionario plurilingue della lingua slava della minoranza di provenienza dalmata di Acquaviva Collecroce in Provincia di Campobasso (Parte grammaticale).
• Breu, W., Mader Skender, M. B. & Piccoli, G. 2013. Oral texts in Molise Slavic (Italy): Acquaviva Collecroce. In Adamou, E., Breu, W., Drettas, G. & Scholze, L. (eds.). 2013. EuroSlav2010: Elektronische Datenbank bedrohter slavischer Varietäten in nichtslavophonen Ländern Europas – Base de données électronique de variétés slaves menacées dans des pays européens non slavophones. Konstanz: Universität / Paris: Lacito (Internet Publication).

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *gȏrdъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡráːt/
• Rhymes: -aːd

Noun

grȃd m inan

1. castle
2. (obsolete) city

Declension

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡráːt/
• Rhymes: -aːd
• Hyphenation: grad

Noun

grȃd m inan

1. (trigonometry) gradian
2. (oenology) alcohol by volume

Further reading

• “grad”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “grad”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin gradus

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːd

Noun

grad c

1. degree (extent)

2. (physics) degree (unit of temperature, in Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, etc.)
3. (geometry) degree (angular unit)

4. (geography) degree

5. (algebra) degree

7. grade, rank (especially in the military and academia)

8. (cooking) A measurement of acetic acid, corresponding to 6 cl of a 24% solution or 12 cl of a 12% solution.

Usage notes

• An academic degree is usually an examen. Grad is more rare and closer to "rank," in a sense extended to (higher) academic degrees.

Declension

Related terms

See also

• radian (“radian”)

References

• grad in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• grad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• grad in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• drag