Contionary:grode
Pomorian
Alternative forms
grāde - Eastern dialects
Etymology
From Old Pomorian grādes which comes from grāudā (“lump, frozen earth”). From Proto-Balto-Slavic *grauˀdas. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *gradъ (“hail”), *gruda (“heap, lump”), Lithuanian gruodas (“frozen earth or mud”), Latvian grauds (“grain”). Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₃d- (Sanskrit ह्रादुनि (hrādúni, “hail(stone)”) or *gʰrewd-.
Pronunciation
/groː.dɛ/
Noun
gróde m (1st declension)
- hail
- juotrum grode be pajeis - tomorrow hail may fall (it will probably hail)
Declension
| Declension of e (1st declension-m A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative | gróde | gróda | gródė |
| Genitive | gródo | gródu | gródų |
| Dative | gródau | gródama | gródam(e) |
| Accusative | gródå | gróda | gródu |
| Instrumental | gródum(i) | gródama | gródėmy |
| Locative | gródė | gródu | gródėhu |
| Vocative | gróde | gróda | gródė |
Derived termes
- grodyni - hailstone