LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

grānum

grānum n (genitive grānī)
Classical[ˈɡraː.nũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡraː.num]

Meaning

  1. grain, seed, small kernel

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegrānumgrāna
genitivegrānīgrānōrum
dativegrānōgrānīs
accusativegrānumgrāna
ablativegrānōgrānīs
vocativegrānumgrāna

grānum, i, n. root gar-; Sanscr. ǵaramí, wear away; whence Gr. γέρων, γραῦς; cf. γῦρις, fine flour,
I. a grain, seed, small kernel: tritici, Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 52; Cic. Div. 1, 36, 78; cf. Varr. R. R. 1, 48, 2; Col. 2, 9, 13: uvae, Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 10; Val. Max. 9, 12, 8 ext.: turis, Plaut. Poen. 2, 3; cf. turea, Ov. F. 4, 410: fici, Cic. de Sen. 15, 52; Plin. 24, 5, 10, § 16: piperis, a pepper-corn, id. 12, 7, 15, § 30; 23, 8, 78, § 150: papaveris, Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 24 et saep.: salis, Plin. 23, 8, 77, § 149: cerae mili magnitudine, id. 22, 24, 55, § 116: marmoreum, marble granules, pounded marble, Pall. 1, 15; Vitr. 7, 3 med.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *grānom, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesegrãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese grão
  • Portuguesegramfrom Old Galician-Portuguese grão
  • Portuguesegraõfrom Old Galician-Portuguese grão
  • Portuguesegraofrom Old Galician-Portuguese grão
  • Spanishgrano
  • Asturiangranu
  • Asturiangrana
  • Falagranfrom Old Galician-Portuguese grão
  • Galiciangranfrom Old Galician-Portuguese grão
  • Macanesegrámfrom Old Galician-Portuguese grão
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalangra
  • Frenchgrainfrom Old French grain
  • Englishgrainfrom Old French grain
  • Occitangran
  • Irishgráinnefrom Old French grain
  • Scotsgrainfrom Old French grain
  • Yolagrynefrom Old French grain
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiangrano
  • Italiangrana
  • Corsicangranu
  • Dalmatiangrun
  • Siciliangranu
  • Venetangran
Balkan Romance
  • Romaniangrâu
  • Aromaniangrãn
  • Megleno-Romaniangrǫn
  • Megleno-Romaniangrăn
Elsewhere
  • GermanGran
  • Basquegarau
  • Proto-West Germanic*grānō
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliangran
  • Ladingran
  • Romanshgraun
Gallo-Italian
  • Piedmontesegran
  • Piedmontesegran-a

In English words that came into English from grānum

  • graingrānum
  • granitegrānum
  • granarygrānārium
  • filigreefīlum
  • garnergrānārium
  • granulegrānulum
  • granulargrānulum
  • gramgrānum
  • grange*grānica
  • graniformgrānum
  • granger*granica
  • graniferousgranifer

Quick answers

What does grānum mean in Latin?
grānum, a noun, means “grain, seed, small kernel”.
What is the genitive of grānum?
The genitive singular is grānī. grānum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce grānum?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡraː.nũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡraː.num].
Which English words come from grānum?
English words that go back to Latin grānum include grain, granite, filigree, gram, graniform and granary.