grausam
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German grūsam, grūwesam. By surface analysis, grauen + -sam. Compare English gruesome, Danish grusom (“horrible”) and Dutch gruwzaam (“gruesome; cruel”). Related to ergrausen (“to frighten”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editgrausam (strong nominative masculine singular grausamer, comparative grausamer, superlative am grausamsten)
Declension
editPositive forms of grausam
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist grausam | sie ist grausam | es ist grausam | sie sind grausam | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | grausamer | grausame | grausames | grausame |
genitive | grausamen | grausamer | grausamen | grausamer | |
dative | grausamem | grausamer | grausamem | grausamen | |
accusative | grausamen | grausame | grausames | grausame | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der grausame | die grausame | das grausame | die grausamen |
genitive | des grausamen | der grausamen | des grausamen | der grausamen | |
dative | dem grausamen | der grausamen | dem grausamen | den grausamen | |
accusative | den grausamen | die grausame | das grausame | die grausamen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein grausamer | eine grausame | ein grausames | (keine) grausamen |
genitive | eines grausamen | einer grausamen | eines grausamen | (keiner) grausamen | |
dative | einem grausamen | einer grausamen | einem grausamen | (keinen) grausamen | |
accusative | einen grausamen | eine grausame | ein grausames | (keine) grausamen |
Comparative forms of grausam
Superlative forms of grausam
Derived terms
editAdverb
editgrausam
- cruelly, brutally, ferociously
- Synonyms: auf grausame Weise, grauenhaft, grauenvoll, grausig
- grausam bestraft ― cruelly punished
- grausam getötet ― brutally killed
Further reading
editLuxembourgish
editAdverb
editgrausam
Adjective
editgrausam (masculine grausamen, neuter grausaamt, comparative méi grausam, superlative am grausaamsten)
Declension
editdeclension of grausam
number and gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | hien ass grausam | si ass grausam | et ass grausam | si si(nn) grausam | |
nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | grausamen | grausam | grausamt | grausam |
independent without determiner | grausames | grausamer | |||
dative | after any declined word | grausamen | grausamer | grausamen | grausamen |
as first declined word | grausamem | grausamem |
Synonyms
editCategories:
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms suffixed with -sam
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German adjectives
- German adverbs
- German terms with usage examples
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish adverbs
- Luxembourgish adjectives