granit

See also: Granit and gránit

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡɾəˈnit]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡɾaˈnit]

Noun

granit m (plural granits)

1. granite

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡranɪt]

Noun

granit m inan

1. granite

   Synonym: žula

Declension

Declension of granit (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	granit	granity
genitive	granitu	granitů
dative	granitu	granitům
accusative	granit	granity
vocative	granite	granity
locative	granitu	granitech
instrumental	granitem	granity

Further reading

• “granit”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “granit”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Noun

granit c (singular definite granitten, plural indefinite granitter)

1. granite

Declension

Declension of granit

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	granit	granitten	granitter	granitterne
genitive	granits	granittens	granitters	granitternes

References

• “granit” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁa.ni/

• Audio:

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Noun

granit m (plural granits)

1. granite (rock)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• de granit
• granitaire
• granite
• granitelle
• graniter
• graniteux
• granitier
• granitique
• granitisation
• granitoïde
• granit rose
• petit granit

Further reading

• “granit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• garnit, garnît, girant, gratin

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch graniet (“granite”), from French granit (“granite”), from Italian granito (“granite”), from granire (“to granulate”), from grano (“grain”), from Latin grānum (“grain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡranɪt̚/
• Hyphenation: gra‧nit

Noun

granit (uncountable)

1. (petrology) granite: a group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz.

Further reading

• “granit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English granite, French granite, or German Granit, from Italian granito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡra.ɲit/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɲit
• Syllabification: gra‧nit

Noun

granit m inan

1. granite (type of rock)

Declension

Declension of granit

	singular	plural
nominative	granit	granity
genitive	granitu	granitów
dative	granitowi	granitom
accusative	granit	granity
instrumental	granitem	granitami
locative	granicie	granitach
vocative	granicie	granity

Derived terms

adjective

• granitowy

 

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French granite.

Noun

granit n (plural granituri)

1. granite

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	granit	granitul		granituri	graniturile
genitive-dative	granit	granitului		granituri	graniturilor
vocative	granitule			graniturilor

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrǎniːt/
• Hyphenation: gra‧nit

Noun

grànīt m (Cyrillic spelling гра̀нӣт)

1. granite

Declension

Declension of granit

	singular	plural
nominative	grànīt	graniti
genitive	graníta	granita
dative	granitu	granitima
accusative	granit	granite
vocative	granite	graniti
locative	granitu	granitima
instrumental	granitom	granitima

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

granit c

1. granite

   hård som granit

   tough as nails ["granite" – simile]

   hugget i granit

   hewn from granite

Declension

Declension of granit

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	granit	granits
	definite	graniten	granitens
plural	indefinite	graniter	graniters
	definite	graniterna	graniternas

References

• granit in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• granit in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• granit in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• grinat