gratar

See also: grătar

Aragonese

Etymology

Of Germanic origin; probably borrowed from Frankish *kratton, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gred-, see also English scratch. Compare Catalan gratar, French gratter, Italian grattare, Sicilian grattari.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɾaˈta(ɾ)/
  • Syllabification: gra‧tar
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

gratar

  1. to scrape (with the nails)
    Synonyms: rascar, escotolar-se

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Catalan

Etymology

Of Germanic origin; probably borrowed from Frankish *kratton, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gred-, see also English scratch. Compare Aragonese gratar, French gratter, Italian grattare, Sicilian grattari.

Pronunciation

Verb

gratar (first-person singular present grato, first-person singular preterite gratí, past participle gratat)

  1. to scratch (with the nails)
    Synonym: rascar

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto gratiEnglish grateFrench gratterItalian grattare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡraˈtar/

Verb

gratar (present tense gratas, past tense gratis, future tense gratos, imperative gratez, conditional gratus)

  1. (transitive) to scrape (against), scratch (lightly)

Conjugation

Conjugation of gratar
present past future
infinitive gratar gratir grator
tense gratas gratis gratos
conditional gratus
imperative gratez
adjective active participle gratanta gratinta gratonta
adverbial active participle gratante gratinte gratonte
nominal
active participle
singular gratanto gratinto gratonto
plural gratanti gratinti gratonti
adjective passive participle gratata gratita gratota
adverbial passive participle gratate gratite gratote
nominal
passive participle
singular gratato gratito gratoto
plural gratati gratiti gratoti

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan or Provençal gratar (to scratch), of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gred-, see also English scratch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɾaˈtaɾ/ [ɡɾaˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: gra‧tar

Verb

gratar (first-person singular present grato, first-person singular preterite graté, past participle gratado)

  1. (transitive) to clean or polish with a wire brush
    El herrero grató la pieza de metal para darle un acabado suave.
    The blacksmith polished the piece of metal to give it a smooth finish.

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