granit - Wiktionary, the free dictionary


Article Images

granit m (plural granits)

  1. granite

granit m inan

  1. granite
    Synonym: žula
  • granit”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • granit”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

granit c (singular definite granitten, plural indefinite granitter)

  1. granite

granit m (plural granits)

  1. granite (rock)

From Dutch graniet (granite), from French granit (granite), from Italian granito (granite), from granire (to granulate), from grano (grain), from Latin grānum (grain).

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡranɪt̚/
  • Hyphenation: gra‧nit

granit (first-person possessive granitku, second-person possessive granitmu, third-person possessive granitnya)

  1. (petrology) granite: a group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz.

Borrowed from English granite, French granite, or German Granit, from Italian granito.

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡra.ɲit/
  • Rhymes: -aɲit
  • Syllabification: gra‧nit

granit m inan

  1. granite (type of rock)
  • granit in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • granit in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from French granite.

granit n (plural granituri)

  1. granite
  • IPA(key): /ɡrǎniːt/
  • Hyphenation: gra‧nit

grànīt m (Cyrillic spelling гра̀нӣт)

  1. granite

granit c

  1. granite

    hård som granit

    tough as nails ["granite" – simile]

    hugget i granit

    hewn from granite
Declension of granit 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative granit graniten graniter graniterna
Genitive granits granitens graniters graniternas