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gras
fat /ˈɡras/
adjective#2232 most common
Also: fatty, greasy, rich (of soil)
Example sentences
Motanul e gras.
The tomcat is fat.
Îmi place brânza grasă.
I like fatty cheese.
Are obrajii grași și roșii.
He has fat, red cheeks.
Pământul acesta e gras, poți planta orice.
This soil is rich, you can plant anything.
Vacile grase din vis simbolizau anii îmbelșugați.
The fat cows from the dream symbolized the years of abundance.
A primit o pensie grasă după ce a demisionat din funcție.
He got a fat pension after he resigned from his post.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gras (m) / grasă (f) | grași (m) / grase (f) |
| Genitive | gras (m) / grase (f) | grași (m) / grase (f) |
| Accusative | gras (m) / grasă (f) | grași (m) / grase (f) |
| Vocative | gras (m) / grasă (f) | grași (m) / grase (f) |
Word family
grăsimefat, grease
îngrășato fatten; to gain weight
grăsuțchubby, plump
grăsanfatty (colloquial, for a person)
degresato degrease
Etymology
Romanian "gras" comes from Latin "crassus," meaning thick or fat. The initial consonant cluster shifted from "cr-" to "gr-" as the word passed into everyday Romanian speech, a change paralleled in other Romance languages. It is part of the inherited Latin core of the language, not a later borrowing.
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