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grave.

serious, grave

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɡɾabe/[ˈɡɾa.β̞e]
  1. serious, grave

    feminine · masculine
  2. bass (sound)

    feminine · masculine
  3. solemn

    feminine · masculine
  4. paroxytone; stressed in the penultimate syllable

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us Proto-Italic *gʷraus Latin gravis Old Spanish grave Spanish grave Inherited from Old Spanish grave, from Latin gravis. Cf. also the attested Old Spanish form grieve, from Early Medieval Latin grevis, which was more common in other Romance-speaking areas.

verb/ˈɡɾabe/[ˈɡɾa.β̞e]
  1. inflection of gravar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of gravar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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