granda

See also: Granda, grànda, and gránda

English

Noun

granda (plural grandas)

(informal, Scotland, Northern England) grandfather
- 2017, Sarah Millican, How to be Champion:
  My granda would make everything from scratch and it was a wonderful feast of a picky tea. His potatoes deep-fried in batter were amazing.

Anagrams

Argand, Dargan, Garand, argand

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French grand.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈɡranda/
Rhymes: -anda
Hyphenation: gran‧da

Adjective

granda (accusative singular grandan, plural grandaj, accusative plural grandajn)

big, large
- 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, "Proverbaro Esperanta":
  Fiŝo granda naĝas profunde.
  A big fish swims deep.
  
  Riĉulo havas grandan parencaron.
  A rich person has many relatives.
  
  Pli granda ol la kaprino, estas la vulpo. - La vulpo estas pli granda ol la vulpo. - La vulpo, pli granda ol la kaprino, estas.
  The fox is bigger than the she-goat.
Antonym: malgranda

Derived terms

grandampleksa (“vast, extensive”)
grandeco (“size”)

Descendants

Ido: granda

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkranta/

Verb

granda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative grandaði, supine grandað)

to destroy, to damage [with dative]

Conjugation

*granda* – active voice (*germynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitive nafnháttur		að granda
supine sagnbót		grandað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		grandandi

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	granda	grandaði	grandi	grandaði
	þú	grandar	grandaðir	grandir	grandaðir
	hann, hún, það	grandar	grandaði	grandi	grandaði
plural	við	gröndum	grönduðum	gröndum	grönduðum
	þið	grandið	grönduðuð	grandið	grönduðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	granda	grönduðu	grandi	grönduðu

		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	granda (þú), grandaðu
plural	þið	grandið (þið), grandiði¹

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

*grandast* – mediopassive voice (*miðmynd*)
		present nútíð	past þátíð	present nútíð	past þátíð
infinitive nafnháttur		að grandast
supine sagnbót		grandast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		grandandist (rare; see appendix)

		indicative framsöguháttur		subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
singular	ég	grandast	grandaðist	grandist	grandaðist
	þú	grandast	grandaðist	grandist	grandaðist
	hann, hún, það	grandast	grandaðist	grandist	grandaðist
plural	við	gröndumst	grönduðumst	gröndumst	grönduðumst
	þið	grandist	grönduðust	grandist	grönduðust
	þeir, þær, þau	grandast	grönduðust	grandist	grönduðust

		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	grandast (þú), grandastu
plural	þið	grandist (þið), grandisti¹

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

*grandaður* — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
strong declension (sterk beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	grandaður	grönduð	grandað	grandaðir	grandaðar	grönduð
accusative (þolfall)	grandaðan	grandaða	grandað	grandaða	grandaðar	grönduð
dative (þágufall)	grönduðum	grandaðri	grönduðu	grönduðum	grönduðum	grönduðum
genitive (eignarfall)	grandaðs	grandaðrar	grandaðs	grandaðra	grandaðra	grandaðra

weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
weak declension (veik beyging)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	grandaði	grandaða	grandaða	grönduðu	grönduðu	grönduðu
accusative (þolfall)	grandaða	grönduðu	grandaða	grönduðu	grönduðu	grönduðu
dative (þágufall)	grandaða	grönduðu	grandaða	grönduðu	grönduðu	grönduðu
genitive (eignarfall)	grandaða	grönduðu	grandaða	grönduðu	grönduðu	grönduðu

Related terms

grand

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto granda, English grand, French grand, Italian grande, Spanish grande.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡran.da/

Adjective

granda

big, large, great (in size)

Synonyms

larja, vasta

Antonyms

mikra

Derived terms

grandanombra
grande
grandega
grandeso
grandeva
grandeveso
grandigar (“to magnify, aggrandize”)

Ladin

Adjective

granda

feminine singular of gran

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡran.da/

(Greater Poland):
- (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): /ˈɡran.da/
(Lesser Poland):
- (Kielce) IPA^(key): /ˈɡran.da/

Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -anda
Syllabification: gran‧da

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French grande (aventure).

Noun

granda f

(colloquial) row, brawl, fracas
Synonyms: awantura, brewerie, burda, burza, draka
(colloquial) fib, hoax, blague
Synonyms: kłamstwo, oszustwo
(colloquial) gang, band
Synonyms: banda, wataha, zgraja
(Kielce) night robbery
Hypernym: rozbój

Declension

Declension of granda

	singular	plural
nominative	granda	grandy
genitive	grandy	grand
dative	grandzie	grandom
accusative	grandę	grandy
instrumental	grandą	grandami
locative	grandzie	grandach
vocative	grando	grandy

Derived terms

adverbs

(dialectal) na grandę

verbs

(dialectal) grandować impf

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

granda m pers

accusative/genitive singular of grand

English

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Esperanto

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Icelandic

Etymology

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Ido

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

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Ladin

Adjective

Polish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

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