gre

Europic

Pronunciation

• Europic Phonology: /ɡre/

Etymology

Root √gre.

Adverb (Preposition)

gre

1. for, during, throughout

   While similar in nature and both translatable as ‘during’, the preposition gre indicates a span completely encompassing another event while du refers to an event within a larger time span, e.g. Kloratu le ste du notu ‘there was a noise at night’ compared to Kloratu le pe-siste gre notu ‘the noise persisted all night long’.

Synonyms

• du ‘during’

Verb

gre

1. to step, to tread
2. to increase, to progress

   Has long-form variant grade.

Synonyms

• grade ‘to step’