gradus
grad--us Vorlage:lat. ‘Schritt, Stufe, Abstufung, Rang’
From Proto-Italic *graðus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ- (“to walk, go”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *gręsti (Old Church Slavonic грѧсти (gręsti)), Lithuanian gridyti, Proto-Germanic *gridiz (Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌳𐍃 (grids)), Old High German crit). The expected form would be *radus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡra.dus/, [ˈɡräd̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈɡra.dus/, [ˈɡräːd̪us]
Noun
gradus m (genitive gradūs); fourth declension
- a step, pace
- a stage, degree
- a rank [ synonyms ▲]
- (by extension) a position, station, ground
- firm position, stand
- a step, stair, rung of a ladder
- a braid of hair
- (mathematics) degree [ quotations ▼]
Declension
- Archaic genitive singular graduis is occasionally found.
Fourth-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gradus | gradūs |
| Genitive | gradūs | graduum |
| Dative | graduī | gradibus |
| Accusative | gradum | gradūs |
| Ablative | gradū | gradibus |
| Vocative | gradus | gradūs |