grave accent — ► NOUN ▪ a mark ( ) placed over a vowel in some languages to indicate a feature such as altered sound quality. ORIGIN French grave heavy, serious … English terms dictionary
grave — Modern English has essentially two words grave. Grave ‘burial place’ goes back ultimately to prehistoric Indo European *ghrebh ‘dig’, which also produced Latvian grebt ‘hollow out’ and Old Church Slavonic pogreti ‘bury’. Its Germanic descendant… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
grave — Modern English has essentially two words grave. Grave ‘burial place’ goes back ultimately to prehistoric Indo European *ghrebh ‘dig’, which also produced Latvian grebt ‘hollow out’ and Old Church Slavonic pogreti ‘bury’. Its Germanic descendant… … Word origins
Grave — This interesting and unusual name has a number of possible origins, the first and most generally applicable to bearers of the modern surname being ultimately of Norse origin, from the Olde Norse word greifi , in Middle English greyve , meaning… … Surnames reference
French language — French La langue française Pronunciation [fʁɑ̃sɛ] Spoken in See below Native speakers 68 million (2005) … Wikipedia
French Literature — • Origin, foundations, and types Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. French Literature French Literature † … Catholic encyclopedia
French Texas — was the period of Texas history from 1685 until 1689. During this time, a French colony, Fort Saint Louis, existed near what is now Inez, Texas (USA). Explorer Robert de La Salle intended to found the colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River … Wikipedia
grave — Ⅰ. grave [1] ► NOUN 1) a hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or corpse. 2) (the grave) death. ● dig one s own grave Cf. ↑dig one s own grave ● t … English terms dictionary
grave accent — [gräv, grāv] n. a mark ( ˋ ) used to indicate: a) the quality or length of a vowel, as in French chère b) in French, a distinction in meaning, as in où, “where” and ou, “or” c) secondary stress as in týpewrìter d) full pronunciation of a syllable … Universalium
grave accent — [gräv, grāv] n. a mark ( ˋ ) used to indicate: a) the quality or length of a vowel, as in French chère b) in French, a distinction in meaning, as in où, “where” and ou, “or” c) secondary stress as in týpewrìter d) full pronunciation of a syllable … English World dictionary