grosz

See also: Grosz and Grósz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish grosz. Doublet of kurus.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: grôsh, IPA(key): /ɡɹɔʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːʃ
  • Homophone: grosze

Noun

grosz (plural groszy or grosze)

  1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Polish zloty.

Translations

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish grosz, from Medieval Latin denarius grossus.

Noun

grosz m (definite singular groszen, indefinite plural groszy, definite plural groszane)

  1. grosz

References

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Czech groš, from Medieval Latin denarius grossus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrɔʂ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔʂ
  • Syllabification: grosz
  • Homophone: Grosz

Noun

grosz m animal (diminutive grosik, abbreviation gr)

  1. grosz

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • grosz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • grosz in Polish dictionaries at PWN