Grossen

/ˈɡrɒs.ən/ noun

Definition

A plural or variant form of a medieval German silver coin, similar in value to the English penny.

Etymology

From Middle High German 'Groschen', from Italian 'grosso' meaning 'thick,' referring to the coin's substantial weight compared to thinner contemporary coins.

Kelly Says

The word 'grocer' actually comes from the same root—medieval grocers handled heavy coins that were nicknamed 'grosses' because they were chunky and weighty!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
größern
gro-ssen
ARالعربية
تكبير
takbīr
BNবাংলা
বৃদ্ধি
b-rid-dhi
CACatalà
augmentar
au-men-tar
CSČeština
zvětšit
z-vet-shit
DADansk
forstørre
for-stor-re
DEDeutsch
vergrößern
fer-gro-ssen
ELΕλληνικά
μεγαλώσει
me-ga-lo-sei
ESEspañol
agrandar
a-gran-dar
FAفارسی
بزرگتر شدن
bozorg-tar shodan
FISuomi
suurentaa
sue-ren-taa
FRFrançais
agrandir
a-gran-dir
GUGU
વધારો
vadhaaro
HAHA
yi
yi
HEעברית
להגדיל
le-ha-gid-il
HIहिन्दी
बड़ा करना
ba-da kar-na
HUMagyar
nagyobbítani
nag-y-a-bi-ta-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
membesar
mem-be-sar
IGIG
kwuo
k-wuo
ITItaliano
ingrandire
in-gran-dee-re
JA日本語
拡大する
kakudai suru
KKKK
кіші
ki-shi
KMKM
ធំ
thum
KO한국어
확대하다
h-wag-dae-ha-da
MRMR
वढवले
vad-va-le
MSBahasa Melayu
membesar
mem-be-sar
MYမြန်မာ
ကြီးပြား
k-yi-p-ya
NLNederlands
vergroten
ver-gro-ten
NONorsk
forstørre
for-stor-re
PAPA
ਬ增ਾ
ba-z-a
PLPolski
powiększyć
po-ve-nks-zit
PTPortuguês
aumentar
a-u-men-tar
RORomână
mari
ma-ri
RUРусский
увеличить
u-ve-li-chit'
SVSvenska
förstora
for-stora
SWKiswahili
kuza
koo-za
TAதமிழ்
விரிவு
vi-ri-vu
TEతెలుగు
పెంచుకోండి
pe-n-chu-ko-ndi
THไทย
ขยาย
kha-ya-y
TLTL
palaki
pa-la-ki
TRTürkçe
büyümek
by-u-y-mek
UKУкраїнська
збільшити
z-bil-shity
URاردو
بڑھانا
bar-hana
VITiếng Việt
lớn lên
lo-n len
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ
she-she
ZH中文
放大
fāngdà
ZUZU
kuzisa
koo-zi-sa

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