Gral

See also: gral, grał, and Gral.

German

Alternative forms

• Graal (now nonstandard)

Etymology

From Middle High German grāl, from Old French graal, from Latin gradalis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁaːl/

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• Hyphenation: Gral
• Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

Gral m (strong, genitive Grals or Grales, plural Grale)

1. (mythology) grail (holy, miraculous object, especially a cup)

Declension

Declension of Gral [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gral	die	Grale
genitive	eines	des	Grals, Grales	der	Grale
dative	einem	dem	Gral, Grale1	den	Gralen
accusative	einen	den	Gral	die	Grale

¹Now rare, see notes.

Proper noun

der Gral m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Grals or des Grales)

1. Clipping of Heiliger Gral (“Holy Grail”)

Derived terms

• Gralsburg
• Gralshüter
• Gralsritter
• Gralssage

 

Italian

Alternative forms

• Graal

Proper noun

Gral m

1. grail, Holy Grail

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡral/
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: Gral

Proper noun

Gral m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Gral

	singular	plural
nominative	Gral	Gralowie
genitive	Grala	Gralów
dative	Gralowi	Gralom
accusative	Grala	Gralów
instrumental	Gralem	Gralami
locative	Gralu	Gralach
vocative	Gralu	Gralowie

Proper noun

Gral f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Portuguese

Noun

Gral m (plural Grais)

1. Alternative form of graal, seen as an individual item