gres

See also: GREs, Gres, grés, grès, Greś, and Gręś

English

Noun

gres

  1. 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)

  1. sandstone
    Synonym: pedra sorrenca
  2. stoneware

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From French grès.

Noun

gres m (invariable)

  1. stoneware

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

gres

  1. alternative form of gras

Etymology 2

From gre +‎ -es.

Noun

gres

  1. plural of gre (step, degree)

Etymology 3

Noun

gres

  1. alternative form of grece (grease)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French grès.

Noun

gres n (plural gresuri)

  1. sandstone

Declension

Declension of gres
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

  1. passion, wrath, desire
  2. heat

Mutation

Mutated forms of gres
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