Granat

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See also: granat, granát, grånat, and gránát

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German grānāt which was borrowed from Medieval Latin granatus, most likely a substantivized masculine form of *lapis granatus.[1].[2] More at Granatapfel. The term Granat in the sense of shrimp was borrowed from Middle Low German garner, garnat or garnol, itself borrowed from Middle Dutch grenat (as spoken in Flanders).[3]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡʁaˈnaːt]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Gra‧nat

Noun

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Granat m (strong, genitive Granats, plural Granate)

  1. (mineralogy) garnet
  2. The common shrimp, Crangon crangon.
    Synonym: Nordseegarnele
  3. (Vienna, slang) swindler
  4. A short form of Granatapfel and Granatapfelbaum

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ „Granat“, in: Wolfgang Pfeifer et al., Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (1993)<https://www.dwds.de/wb/etymwb/Granat>
  2. ^ Granat (Mineral), duden.de
  3. ^ Entry garner in "Mittelniederdeutsches Handwörterbuch". Archive.org

Further reading

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  • Granat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Granat” in Duden online (Mineral)
  • Granat” in Duden online (Meeresfrucht)

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From German Granate, from Italian granata.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡʀaˈnaːt/, [ɡʀɑˈnaːt]

Noun

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Granat f (plural Granaten)

  1. grenade

Polish

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Etymology

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From granat.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡra.nat/
  • Rhymes: -anat
  • Syllabification: Gra‧nat

Proper noun

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Granat m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

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Proper noun

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Granat f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname