LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

grandō

grandō f (genitive grandinis)
Classical[ˈɡran.doː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡran.do]

Meaning

  1. hail, hailstorm
    Hīs ego nigrantem commixtā grandine nimbum, [...].“To [the hunting party of Dido and Aeneas], I, [Juno, will send] a dark stormcloud mixed with hail, ….”29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.120
    flōrēbant segetēs; grandine laesa seges“The crops were blooming; the crop was harmed by hail.” (The poetic voice is that of Flora (mythology).)8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 5.322
  2. figurativelygreat quantity, multitude

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegrandōgrandinēs
genitivegrandinisgrandinum
dativegrandinīgrandinibus
accusativegrandinemgrandinēs
ablativegrandinegrandinibus
vocativegrandōgrandinēs

grando, ĭnis, f. (
I. masc., Varr. ap. Non. 208, 11) [Sanscr. hrād-uni, storm; Gr. χάλαζα for χαλαδ-ια], hail, a hail-storm.
I. Lit., Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 58; id. Merc. 5, 2, 19; Cic. N. D. 3, 35, 86; Liv. 28, 37, 7; Verg. G. 1, 449; Hor. C. 1, 2, 2; 3, 1, 29 et saep.: nimbus cum saxea grandine subito est exortus ingens, hailstones, Auct. B. Afr. 47, 1.—In plur.: terrere animos, nimbis, nivibus, grandinibus, etc., Cic. N. D. 2, 5, 14: grandines ruunt, Plin. 2, 38, 38, § 103.—
B. Transf., poet., a shower, i. e. a great quantity, a multitude: et densa resonant saxorum grandine turres, Sil. 2, 38: aspera saxorum, id. 9, 578.—*
II. Trop., of copious speech: qui grandines Ulixei (superat), Aus. Ep. 16, 13.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₃d-. Cognate with Old Armenian կարկուտ (karkut, “hail”), Old Church Slavonic градъ (gradŭ, “hail”), Sanskrit ह्रादुनि (hrādúni, “hail”).

Descendants
  • Italiangrandine
  • Occitangranissa
  • Portuguesegranizo
  • Romaniangrindină
  • Sardiniangràndhile
  • Sardiniangràndhine
  • Sardiniangràndili
  • Spanishgranizo
  • Aromaniangrãndini
  • Aromaniangrindinã

Quick answers

What does grandō mean in Latin?
grandō, a noun, means “hail, hailstorm; great quantity, multitude”.
What is the genitive of grandō?
The genitive singular is grandinis. grandō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce grandō?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡran.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡran.do].