# grau
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin gradus.

### Noun

grau m (plural graos)
* grade, degree
* degree (of temperature, pressure, angle)
* degree (award)
* year, form (of school)

## Bavarian
### Etymology

From Middle High German grā, from Old High German grāo, from Proto-West Germanic *grāu. Cognate with German grau.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡ̊raʊ̯/
** Audio:(file)

### Adjective

grau
* grey

#### See also

Colors in Bavarian · Foarbm (layout · text) :
| weiß | grau | schwoarz |
| roud/rood | oransch/orange; braun | gejb/gölb/gööb |
| | grea/grean | |
| | blau | blau |
| lila, violett | lila | rosa |

## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin gradus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɡɾaw]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aw

### Noun

grau m (plural graus)
* degree, level (an individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values)
** 2020 December 12, David Bueno, “10 coses que encara no sabem del cervell [10 things we still don't know about the brain]”, in Ara‎:Tots els animals amb cervell tenen un cert grau de consciència.All animals with brains have a certain degree of consciousness.
* degree, extent (the amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity)
* (education) grade, year, form (a level of education)
* (education) degree (a stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study)
* (physics) degree (a unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales)
* (geometry) degree (a unit of measurement of angle)
    fer un gir de 180 graus ― to do a 180 (literally, “to make a turn of 180 degrees”)
* (hydrography) inlet
    Synonym: gola
* (nautical) landing

#### Derived terms

* Grau
* postgrau

#### Related terms

* gradual
* graduar

#### Descendants

* → Spanish: grao

### Further reading

* “grau” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “grau”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “grau” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “grau” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* grao

### Etymology

From Latin grānus.

### Noun

grau m (plural graus)
* grain
* beach

## German
### Etymology

From Middle High German grā, from Old High German grāo, from Proto-West Germanic *grāu. Compare English gray, grey.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡʁaʊ̯/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: grau
* Rhymes: -aʊ̯

### Adjective

grau (strong nominative masculine singular grauer, comparative grauer, superlative am grauesten or am grausten)
* grey, gray
    Synonym: (regional, fairly rare) gries

#### Hyponyms

* aschgrau
* basaltgrau
* betongrau
* blaugrau
* dunkelgrau
* gelbgrau
* grüngrau
* hellgrau
* kieselgrau
* lichtgrau
* maulwurfgrau
* mausgrau
* perlmausgrau
* schiefergrau
* schwarzgrau
* seidengrau
* silbergrau
* staubgrau
* steingrau
* weißgrau
* zementgrau

#### Derived terms

* Grau
* grauen
* gräulich

#### Related terms

* graubeige
* graublau
* graubraun
* graue Eminenz
* graue Maus
* Graugans
* graugefärbt
* graugelb
* Graugesicht
* graugetönt
* graugrün
* Grauhörnchen
* Graukatze
* Graukehlralle
* graumeliert
* Graupelz
* Graureiher
* grauschwarz
* grauweiß
* Grauzone
* Morgengrauen

### Further reading

* “grau” in Duden online
* “grau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## German Low German
### Etymology

From Middle Low German grāu, from Old Saxon grao. Cognate to German grau, Dutch grauw.

### Adjective

grau (comparative grauer, superlative graust)
* grey

#### Synonyms

* gries
* graag

## Hunsrik
### Etymology

From Middle High German grā, from Old High German grāo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kraʊ̯/

### Adjective

grau (comparative grauer, superlative grauest)
* grey, gray
    Meer hon drei graue Katze.We have three grey cats.

### See also

Colors in Hunsrik · Forrve (layout · text) :
| Weis | Grau | Schwarz |
| Rod | Ranschegelleb; Braun | Gelleb, Geel |
| Grien (Hellgrien), (Neongrien) | Grien (Dunkelgrien) | Menz |
| Meergrien | Blau (Hellblau) | Blau (Dunkelblau) |
| Feilche | Rosch, Lila | Roserod |

### Further reading

* Online Hunsrik Dictionary

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* grao (obsolete)

### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese grao, graao, from Latin gradus (“step, grade, degree”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɡɾaw/ [ˈɡɾaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈɡɾaw/
* Rhymes: -aw
* Homophone: gral (Brazil)
* Hyphenation: grau

### Noun

grau m (plural graus)
* degree, a unit of temperature, now typically using the Celsius scale
    A água congela a zero graus centígrados.Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius.
* degree, a certificate of academic accomplishment conferred by a college or university
* (mathematics) degree, a unit of angular measure
* (mathematics) degree, the highest exponent within a polynomial expression
* (informal) wheelie, a stunt where a bicycle, motorcycle, or other vehicle is ridden for a short period while it is standing only on its rear wheel or wheels.

#### Coordinate terms

* (unit of angular measure): légua ($^1$⁄$_{18}$, $^1$⁄$_{20}$, or $^1$⁄$_{25}$ equatorial degree)

#### Related terms

* graduação
* graduado
* graduador
* gradual
* gradualismo
* gradualista
* graduar

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* (North Wales) IPA: /ɡraɨ̯/
* (South Wales) IPA: /ɡrai̯/

### Noun

grau
* Soft mutation of crau.

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.