град
/[ɡrat]/
Russiannoun
Definitions
- 1.hail
Град идёт
Grad idjót — It’s hailing.
- 2.deluge, hail, shower (overwhelming flow or barrage of something)
град пуль
grad pulʹ — hail of bullets
- 3.archaicpoetictown, city, used as a common city name suffix (Волгоград, Калининград, Ленинград)
стольный град
stolʹnyj grad — capital (city)
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- атомгра́д
Synonyms
- го́род
Related words (2)
- го́род
- -град
⚠️ False friend alert
- Looks like grad in Serbian — but there it means “city, town”. Homograph: city vs hail.
Etymology
From Old East Slavic градъ (gradŭ), from Proto-Slavic *gradъ. Cognate with Lithuanian gruodas (Proto-Balto-Slavic *grōda-), Latin grandō, Old Armenian կարկուտ (karkut), Sanskrit ह्रादुनि (hrādúni, “hail”) and possibly with English grind.
Forms
- gradromanization
- гра́даgenitive
- гра́дикdiminutive
- гра́дуpartitive • singular
- градъalternative
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | гра́д | гра́ды |
| Genitive | гра́да | гра́дов |
| Dative | гра́ду | гра́дам |
| Accusative | гра́д | гра́ды |
| Instrumental | гра́дом | гра́дами |
| Prepositional | гра́де | гра́дах |
Nominative
Singular
гра́д
Plural
гра́ды
Genitive
Singular
гра́да
Plural
гра́дов
Dative
Singular
гра́ду
Plural
гра́дам
Accusative
Singular
гра́д
Plural
гра́ды
Instrumental
Singular
гра́дом
Plural
гра́дами
Prepositional
Singular
гра́де
Plural
гра́дах