"grain" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ɡʁɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-grain.ogg Forms: grains [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛ̃ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French, from Old French grain, grein, from Latin grānum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French, {{inh+|fr|frm|-}} Inherited from Middle French, {{inh|fr|fro|grain}} Old French grain, {{m|fro|grein}} grein, {{inh|fr|la|grānum}} Latin grānum, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*ǵr̥h₂nóm}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} grain m (plural grains)
  1. grain Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-grain-fr-noun-LCJAIXtk
  2. (figurative) a small amount, a bit Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-grain-fr-noun-A2wsgdJm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: grain de beauté, gros-grain, mettre son grain de sel, ramener son grain de sel, séparer le bon grain de l’ivraie Related terms: grenier
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɡʁɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-grain.ogg Forms: grains [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛ̃ Etymology: Perhaps from etymology 1, referring to hailstones. Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} grain m (plural grains)
  1. (nautical) squall, thunderstorm Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Nautical Derived forms: avoir un grain, veiller au grain
    Sense id: en-grain-fr-noun-fr:nautical Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 19 78 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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