grad

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Anagrams

• Gard, darg, drag, gard

Etymology

From Middle High German gerade, gerat, from Old High German rado (“fast”, adverb), from rad (“fast”, adjective), from Proto-West Germanic *hrad (“quick, hasty”). Cognate with German gerade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɑd/

Adverb

grad

1. now, at the moment
   • 1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher, (transcript):

     Mir si grad am Esse, aber Si gönd gern mitesse, wen Si wend.

     We're eating at the moment, but you can gladly join us for dinner if you like.

2. exactly

Etymology

From clipping of English graduate.

Pronunciation

Verb

grad

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to graduate

Etymology

From Latin gradus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡ̊ʁɑˀð], ([ˈɡ̊ʁɑðˀ])
• Homophone: græd

Noun

grad c (singular definite graden, plural indefinite grader)

1. degree

   i allerhøjeste grad

   to the very highest degree

   til en sådan grad, at

   to such a degree that

2. degree (180th of pi)

   Drej 90 grader i positiv omløbsretning (mod uret).

   Turn 90 degrees in the positive direction of circumambulation (counterclockwise).

3. (mostly in compounds) academic degree

   Hun tog en grad i ægyptologi.

   She got a degree in egyptology.

Etymology

Contraction of gerade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁaːt/, /ɡʁat/

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• Rhymes: -aːt
• Homophones: Grad, Grat

Adverb

grad

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of gerade

Further reading

• “grad” in Duden online
• “grad” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache