грамада

See also: Грамада, громада, hromada, and gromada

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gromada (“heap, pile”). Compare Russian грома́да (gromáda).

Pronunciation

• грама́да: IPA^(key): [ɣraˈmada]
• грамада́: IPA^(key): [ɣramaˈda]

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Noun

грама́да • (hramáda) f inan (genitive грама́ды, nominative plural грама́ды, genitive plural грама́д)

1. bulk, mass, colossus (any single thing of gigantic size)

   Synonym: гмах (hmax)

2. pile, heap (a large quantity of things)

   Synonyms: бе́зліч (bjézlič), про́цьма (prócʹma)

Declension

Declension of грама́да (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	грама́да hramáda	грама́ды hramády
genitive	грама́ды hramády	грама́д hramád
dative	грама́дзе hramádzje	грама́дам hramádam
accusative	грама́ду hramádu	грама́ды hramády
instrumental	грама́дай, грама́даю hramádaj, hramádaju	грама́дамі hramádami
locative	грама́дзе hramádzje	грама́дах hramádax
count form	—	грама́ды1 hramády1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Noun

грамада́ • (hramadá) f inan (genitive грамады́, nominative plural грама́ды, genitive plural грама́д, diminutive грама́дка)

1. flock, troop, bunch, group

   Synonyms: гурт (hurt), нато́ўп (natóŭp)

   • 1858, Вінцэсь Каратынскі, Найяснѣйшаму Яго Милосьци Гаспадару Императару Александру Микалаявичу…, Wilno: Kommissja Archeologiczna Wileńska, page 1:

     Дру́жно, грама́до, въ серде́чнуй ахво́цѣ, / Ду́хамъ наси́лки на пле́чы узьдзѣ́нь! / Охъ! то́лько но́чу неспо́рно въ рабо́цѣ. / Узыдзи́ намъ, со́вняйко! прывядзи́ намъ дзѣнь!

     Together, brigade, with hearty enthusiasm and willpower, load the stretchers onto your shoulders! Oh, but it's inconvenient to work at night. Sun, rise for us! Bring us the day!

   • 1932, Ciška Hartny, На перагібе (Цішка Гартны. Творы; 3), Менск: ДВБ, page 223:

     Грамада людзей, што чакала трамваю, зарухала, замітусілася і напёрла к рэйкам; Рыгор трымаўся Ганны, супыняючы натоўп.

     Hramada ljudzjej, što čakala tramvaju, zaruxala, zamitusilasja i napjórla k rejkam; Ryhór trymaŭsja Hanny, supynjajučy natóŭp.

     The group of people awaiting for the tram became agitated, bustling and pushing towards the rails; Ryhor was making an effort not to get separated from Hanna in the crowd.

2. (historical) community of village level in Belarus and Ukraine before 1920s

   Synonym: абшчы́на (abščýna)

   • 1855, Vintsent Dunin-Martsinkyevich, Wieczernice, Mińsk: Nakładem i drukiem Jokiela Dworca, page 38:

     Załataja cacka heta obraz Lady, / Jaje ab dabytak wołasnaj hramady / Prasicie dzietki.

     This golden toy depicts Lada. Children, plead to her for the prosperity of the volost community.

Declension

Declension of грамада́ (inan hard fem-form accent-d)

	singular	plural
nominative	грамада́ hramadá	грама́ды hramády
genitive	грамады́ hramadý	грама́д hramád
dative	грамадзе́ hramadzjé	грама́дам hramádam
accusative	грамаду́ hramadú	грама́ды hramády
instrumental	грамадо́й, грамадо́ю hramadój, hramadóju	грама́дамі hramádami
locative	грамадзе́ hramadzjé	грама́дах hramádax
count form	—	грамады́1 hramadý1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Derived terms

• грамадзя́нін (hramadzjánin)

 

References

• “грамада” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• “грамада”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1986), “громада”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 7 (гляденье – девичество), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 170

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gromada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡramada]
• Hyphenation: гра‧ма‧да

Noun

грамада • (gramada) f (plural грамади)

1. (dated) pile, heap

Declension

Declension of грамада

	singular	plural
indefinite	грамада (gramada)	грамади (gramadi)
definite unspecified	грамадата (gramadata)	грамадите (gramadite)
definite proximal	грамадава (gramadava)	грамадиве (gramadive)
definite distal	грамадана (gramadana)	грамадине (gramadine)
vocative	грамадо (gramado)	грамади (gramadi)
collective	грамаѓе (gramaǵe)	—