grando

Istriot

Etymology

From Latin grandis. Compare also Venetian grando.

Adjective

grando

  1. big, large
  2. great

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *greh₃d-.

Pronunciation

Noun

grandō f (genitive grandinis); third declension

  1. hail, hailstorm
  2. (figuratively) great quantity, multitude

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative grandō grandinēs
Genitive grandinis grandinum
Dative grandinī grandinibus
Accusative grandinem grandinēs
Ablative grandine grandinibus
Vocative grandō grandinēs

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Aromanian: grãndini, grindinã
  • Asturian: granizu (possibly, unlikely)
  • Galician: graínzo (possibly, unlikely)
  • Italian: grandine
  • Occitan: granissa (possibly, unlikely)
  • Portuguese: granizo (through Spanish)
  • Romanian: grindină
  • Romansh: granella (possibly), garniala, garneala, garnela
  • Sardinian: gràndhile, gràndhine, gràndili
  • Sicilian: rànnula, grànnula
  • Spanish: granizo (possibly, unlikely; if so, influenced by 'grano' and '-izo')

References
  • grando in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • grando in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • grando in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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