Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word grad. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in grad.
Definitions and meaning of grad
grad
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡɹæd/
Rhymes: -æd
Noun
grad (pluralgrads)
Abbreviation of graduate.
Abbreviation of graduation.
en
(geometry, trigonometry)Abbreviation of gradian.
Derived terms
See also
deg
rad
Etymology 2
Noun
grad (pluralgrads)
Alternative letter-case form of Grad
Anagrams
Gard, darg, drag, gard
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High Germangerade, gerat, from Old High Germanrado(“fast”, adverb), from rad(“fast”, adjective), from Proto-West Germanic*hrad(“quick, hasty”). Cognate with Germangerade.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡrɑd/
Adverb
grad
now, at the moment
1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher, (transcript):
Drej 90 grader i positiv omløbsretning (mod uret).
Turn 90 degrees in the positive direction of circumambulation (counterclockwise).
(mostly in compounds) academic degree
Hun tog en grad i ægyptologi.
She got a degree in egyptology.
Declension
German
Etymology
Contraction of gerade.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡʁaːt/
Rhymes: -aːt
Homophones: Grad, Grat
Adverb
grad
(colloquial)Alternative form of gerade
Further reading
“grad” in Duden online
“grad” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutchgraad, from Middle Dutchgraet, from Latingradus.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈɡrat]
Hyphenation: grad
Noun
grad
grade, degree, level
Synonym:derajat
dignity, prestige
Synonym:martabat
Alternative forms
gréd(Standard Malay)
Related terms
References
Further reading
“grad” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “grad”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡrat/
Rhymes: -at
Syllabification: grad
Homophones: Grad, grat
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic*gradъ.
Noun
gradm inan (related adjectivegradowy)
hail (balls of ice)
(figurative) mass (large number or amount)
Synonyms:deszcz, ulewa
Hypernyms:masa, ogrom
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
gradm inan
(geometry, trigonometry) gradian (unit of angle equal to 0.9 degrees, so that there are 100 gradians in a right angle)
Declension
Further reading
grad in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
grad in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Frenchgrade, ultimately from Latingradus.
Noun
gradn (pluralgrade)
degree (unit of measurement for temperature)
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic*groddo, ultimately from the root of greas(“to hasten”).
Adjective
grad
sudden, immediate, instant
quick, rapid, swift, alert, agile
Usage notes
Often used adverbially, preceding and leniting the verbal noun:
a' grad-amharc oirre ― glancing at her
ghrad-leum e bhon chathair ― he suddenly leapt from the chair
Derived terms
gu grad
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic*gȏrdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic*gárdas, from Proto-Indo-European*gʰórdʰos.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡrâːd/
Noun
grȃdm (Cyrillic spellingгра̑д)
city, town
fortress, castle
downtown, city center
Declension
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic*gradъ, from Proto-Indo-European*greh₃d-.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡrâd/
Noun
grȁdm (Cyrillic spellingгра̏д)
hail
Declension
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Latingradus.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡrâːd/
Noun
grȃdm (Cyrillic spellingгра̑д)
(mathematics) gradian
degree (measuring unit in various systems; the more usual and general term is stȅpēn or stȗpanj)
Declension
Slavomolisano
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatiangrad(“city, town, fortress”). The extended meaning of ‘country’ is a semantic loan from Italianpaese.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡrâːd/
Noun
gradm
village
country
Declension
References
Walter Breu and Giovanni Piccoli (2000), Dizionario croato molisano di Acquaviva Collecroce: Dizionario plurilingue della lingua slava della minoranza di provenienza dalmata di Acquaviva Collecroce in Provincia di Campobasso (Parte grammaticale).
Breu, W., Mader Skender, M. B. & Piccoli, G. 2013. Oral texts in Molise Slavic (Italy): Acquaviva Collecroce. In Adamou, E., Breu, W., Drettas, G. & Scholze, L. (eds.). 2013. EuroSlav2010: Elektronische Datenbank bedrohter slavischer Varietäten in nichtslavophonen Ländern Europas – Base de données électronique de variétés slaves menacées dans des pays européens non slavophones. Konstanz: Universität / Paris: Lacito (Internet Publication).
Slovene
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic*gȏrdъ.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡráːt/
Rhymes: -aːd
Noun
grȃdm inan
castle
(obsolete) city
Declension
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡráːt/
Rhymes: -aːd
Hyphenation: grad
Noun
grȃdm inan
(trigonometry) gradian
(oenology) alcohol by volume
Further reading
“grad”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
“grad”, in Termania, Amebis
See also the general references
Swedish
Etymology
From Latingradus
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -ɑːd
Noun
gradc
degree (extent)
(physics) degree (unit of temperature, in Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, etc.)
(geometry) degree (angular unit)
(geography) degree
(algebra) degree
{{ux|sv|x² - 4x + 4 = 0 är en andragradsekvation]], en ekvation av andra '''graden''', x² - 4x + 4 = 0 is a quadratic equation, a second-'''degree''' equation, [[an equation of degree 2}}
grade, rank (especially in the military and academia)
(cooking) A measurement of acetic acid, corresponding to 6 cl of a 24% solution or 12 cl of a 12% solution.
Usage notes
An academic degree is usually an examen. Grad is more rare and closer to "rank," in a sense extended to (higher) academic degrees.