gres
English
Noun
gres
- plural of gre
Catalan
Etymology
From gresa (“granitic sand, sandy regolith”), variant form of greda (“clay”), or borrowed from French grès (“sandstone”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gres m (plural gresos)
Further reading
- “gres”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “gres” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Italian
Etymology
Noun
gres m (invariable)
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
gres
- alternative form of gras
Etymology 2
Noun
gres
- plural of gre (“step, degree”)
Etymology 3
Noun
gres
- alternative form of grece (“grease”)
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
gres n (plural gresuri)
Declension
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | gres | gresul | gresuri | gresurile | |
genitive-dative | gres | gresului | gresuri | gresurilor | |
vocative | gresule | gresurilor |
References
- gres in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Welsh
Etymology
Uncertain derivation; possibly from the same root as gwres
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡreːs/
- Rhymes: -eːs
Proper noun
gres f
Mutation
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
---|---|---|---|
gres | res | ngres | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gres”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies