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grada.

step (of a staircase)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɾada/[ˈɡɾa.ð̞a]
  1. step (of a staircase)

    feminine
  2. stands, terraces (of a sports stadium)

    feminine · in-plural
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish grada (“a step of a staircase”), derived from Old Spanish grado (“a staircase, a rank”) via a change in gender (compare Late Latin puncta, from punctus), inherited from Latin gradus (“a step, pace; a step of a staircase; a rank”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- (“to walk, go”).

noun/ˈɡɾada/[ˈɡɾa.ð̞a]
  1. a sieve used to shred and flatten soil already ploughed

    feminine
  2. the bars of a window in a convent

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kreh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Latin cratis Spanish grada Inherited from Latin cratis. Compare Portuguese grade, Italian grata. First attested ca. 1490 in Alonso Fernández de Palencia's Universal vocabulario en latín y romance.

verb/ˈɡɾada/[ˈɡɾa.ð̞a]
  1. inflection of gradar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of gradar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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