granito

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡraˈnito/

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• Hyphenation: gra‧ni‧to

Noun

granito (accusative singular graniton, plural granitoj, accusative plural granitojn)

1. (geology) granite

Derived terms

• granita

Galician

Noun

granito m (plural granitos)

1. granite

Ido

Noun

granito (plural graniti)

1. (geology) granite

Interlingua

Noun

granito (plural granitos)

1. granite

Italian

Etymology

Past participle of granire (“to granulate”), from grano (“grain”), from Latin granum (“grain”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (“grain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡraˈni.to/
• Rhymes: -ito
• Hyphenation: gra‧nì‧to

Noun

granito m (plural graniti)

1. granite

Derived terms

• granitico

Participle

granito (feminine granita, masculine plural graniti, feminine plural granite)

1. past participle of granire

Anagrams

• Trigona, gratino, gratinò, ingrato, targoni, trigona

Portuguese

granitos

Etymology

From Italian granito (“granite”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈni.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈni.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈni.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐˈni.tu/

• Hyphenation: gra‧ni‧to

Noun

granito m (plural granitos)

1. (geology) granite

Derived terms

• granítico

Related terms

• grão

Further reading

• “granito”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “granito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈnito/ [ɡɾaˈni.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: gra‧ni‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian granito (“granite”).

Noun

granito m (plural granitos)

1. granite

Derived terms

• granítico

Etymology 2

From grano +‎ -ito.

Noun

granito m (plural granitos)

1. diminutive of grano (“grain”)

   granito de sal ― grain of salt

Derived terms

• granito de arena

Further reading

• “granito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10