"Gross" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ɡɹəʊs/ [UK], /ɡɹoʊs/ [US], /ɡɹɔs/ [Philippines, nonstandard], /ɡɹos/ [Scotland, dialectal]
Rhymes: -əʊs, (Philippines, Scotland) -ɒs Etymology: * As a Jewish and German surname, from groß (“great, large”). The Jewish surname was influenced by Hebrew גדול (“big, large”), hence the Hebraicization Gadol. * As an English surname, from the noun and adjective gross, a doublet of above. The village is named after Ben Gross, who kept a general store there. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|he|גדול|t=big, large}} Hebrew גדול (“big, large”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gross
  1. A surname from Middle English, originally a nickname for a big man, from Middle English gros (“large”).
    Sense id: en-Gross-en-name-bQUbidvy Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 61 8 22 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 6 26 6
  2. A village in Nebraska, having a population of two as of 2010. Categories (place): Places in Nebraska, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Nebraska, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Gross-en-name-A91lIqP-

Proper name [German]

IPA: /ɡroːs/ Forms: Gross' [genitive, masculine], Gross [genitive, masculine], Gross [feminine, genitive], Gross [plural], Grossens [plural]
Head templates: {{de-proper noun|surname}} Gross m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Gross' or (with an article) Gross, feminine genitive Gross, plural Gross or Grossens)
  1. a surname transferred from the nickname Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname
    Sense id: en-Gross-de-name-RsJF~lqk Categories (other): German surnames, German entries with incorrect language header, Historical numbers Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Historical numbers: 60 40

Noun [German]

IPA: /ɡroːs/
Head templates: {{de-noun|n,-}} Gross n (strong, genitive Gross, plural Grosse) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,-}} Forms: Gross [genitive], Grosse [plural], strong [table-tags], Gross [nominative, singular], Grosse [definite, nominative, plural], Gross [genitive, singular], Grosse [definite, genitive, plural], Gross [dative, singular], Grossen [dative, definite, plural], Gross [accusative, singular], Grosse [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. alternative spelling of Gros Tags: alt-of, alternative, neuter, strong Alternative form of: Gros
    Sense id: en-Gross-de-noun-ska-oHnB
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