Granate
See also: granate
German
Etymology
From Italian granata (“pomegranate”), from Latin grānum (“grain, seed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˌɡʁaˈnaːtə]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Gra‧na‧te
- Rhymes: -aːtə
Noun
Granate f (genitive Granate, plural Granaten)
- a grenade (weapon)
- Synonym: (archaic) Sprengkugel
Declension
Declension of Granate [feminine]
Hyponyms
- Artilleriegranate
- Handgranate
- Mörsergranate
- Nebelgranate
- Tränengasgranate
Related terms
Further reading
- “Granate” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Granate” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Granate”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Granate” in Duden online