Granat

See also: granat, granát, grånat, and gránát

German

Etymology

From Middle High German grānāt which was borrowed from Medieval Latin granatus, most likely a substantivized masculine form of *lapis granatus.[1].[2] More at Granatapfel. The term Granat in the sense of shrimp was borrowed from Middle Low German garner, garnat or garnol, itself borrowed from Middle Dutch grenat (as spoken in Flanders).[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡʁaˈnaːt]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Gra‧nat

Noun

Granat m (strong, genitive Granats, plural Granate)

  1. (mineralogy) garnet
  2. The common shrimp, Crangon crangon.
    Synonym: Nordseegarnele
  3. (Vienna, slang) swindler
  4. A short form of Granatapfel and Granatapfelbaum

Declension

Declension of Granat [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Granat die Granate
genitive eines des Granats der Granate
dative einem dem Granat den Granaten
accusative einen den Granat die Granate

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • granatartig

References

  1. ^ „Granat“, in: Wolfgang Pfeifer et al., Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (1993)<https://www.dwds.de/wb/etymwb/Granat>
  2. ^ Granat (Mineral), duden.de
  3. ^ Entry garner in "Mittelniederdeutsches Handwörterbuch". Archive.org

Further reading

  • “Granat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Granat” in Duden online (Mineral)
  • “Granat” in Duden online (Meeresfrucht)

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From German Granate, from Italian granata.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʀaˈnaːt/, [ɡʀɑˈnaːt]

Noun

Granat f (plural Granaten)

  1. grenade

Polish

Etymology

From granat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡra.nat/
  • Rhymes: -anat
  • Syllabification: Gra‧nat

Proper noun

Granat m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Granat
singular plural
nominative Granat Granatowie
genitive Granata Granatów
dative Granatowi Granatom
accusative Granata Granatów
instrumental Granatem Granatami
locative Granacie Granatach
vocative Granacie Granatowie

Proper noun

Granat f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname
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