granaat

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch granaat, Middle Dutch garnate, grenate, from Old French grenat, from Latin pomus granatus (seeded apple).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /χraˈnɑːt/
  • (file)

Noun

granaat (plural granate)

  1. grenade
  2. garnet
  3. pomegranate

Descendants

  • Xhosa: irharnate

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch garnate, grenate, from Old French grenat, from Latin pomus granatus (seeded apple).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣraːˈnaːt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: gra‧naat
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

granaat f or m (plural granaten, diminutive granaatje n)

  1. A grenade; e.g. a hand grenade, an artillery shell.
  2. A garnet.
    Synonym: granaatsteen
  3. (archaic) A pomegranate (fruit).
    Synonym: granaatappel
  4. (archaic) The pomegranate plant, Punica granatum.
    Synonyms: granaatappel, granaatappelboom

Derived terms

Descendants

Estonian

Etymology 1

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Noun

granaat (genitive granaadi, partitive granaati)

  1. grenade
Declension

Etymology 2

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Noun

granaat (genitive granaadi, partitive granaati)

  1. (mineralogy) garnet
Declension

Further reading

  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), granaat”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
  • granaat in Sõnaveeb

West Frisian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

granaat c (plural granaten, diminutive granaatsje)

  1. grenade, shell

Further reading

  • granaat”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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