Graus

See also: graus

English

Proper noun

Graus

1. plural of Grau

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʁaʊ̯s]

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• Hyphenation: Graus
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯s

Etymology 1

From Middle High German grūs, grūse. Synchronically from grausen.

Noun

Graus m (strong, genitive Grauses, no plural)

1. (poetic) horror

Declension

Declension of Graus [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Graus
genitive	eines	des	Grauses
dative	einem	dem	Graus, Grause1
accusative	einen	den	Graus

¹Now rare, see notes.

Etymology 2

Noun

Graus

1. genitive singular of Grau

Further reading

• “Graus (Schrecken, Entsetzen, Grauen)” in Duden online
• “Graus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache