graw
gray (archaic/dialectal spelling of 'grau')
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine veraltete Bezeichnung für Grauwacke, ein Sedimentgestein.
- English meaning
- Greywacke
- German example
- Der Steinbruch lieferte Graw für den Straßenbau.
- English example
- The quarry provided greywacke for road construction.
- Comparative
- grawerSuperlative: am grawesten
Related words
- dunkelgraw
dark gray
- dunckelgraw
Dark gray
- war
graw
Example sentences with “graw”
Der Himmel war graw. (The sky was gray.)
Frequently asked questions
Why is 'graw' spelled with a 'w'?
This is an archaic or dialectal spelling. In standard High German, the correct spelling is 'grau'.