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mein
     1. det. (possessive) my
Großvater
     1. n. grandfather
starb
     1. v. first-person singular preterite of sterben
     2. v. third-person singular preterite of sterben
     sterben
          1. v. to die
                Mein Hund ist gestorben. - My dog has died.
          2. v. to die a (particular kind of) death
                Das Opfer ist einen schrecklichen Tod gestorben. - -
                Das Opfer ist eines schrecklichen Todes gestorben. - The victim died a terrible death.
kurz
     1. adj. short, brief
     2. adj. concise
     3. adv. briefly, in short
nach
     1. prep. after, past (later in time)
           Viertel nach sechs (a quarter past six)
           nach einer Woche (after a week)
     2. prep. after, behind (in sequence)
           B kommt nach A. (B comes after A.)
     3. prep. to, towards (with geographical names; see usage notes below)
           die Flucht nach Ägypten (the flight into Egypt)
     4. prep. according to; guided by
     5. prep. by the authority of; following
           die Analyse nach Marx (the analysis following Marx)
     6. prep. (with verbs of sensual perception) like (see usage notes below)
           Das riecht nach Knoblauch. - This smells like garlic.
     7. prep. for (qual, indicating desire for an object)
           nach etwas greifen - to reach for something
           nach etwas streben - to strive for/after something
           nach etwas suchen - to search for something
     8. post. according to
           meiner Meinung nach - in my opinion
           meinem Urteil nach - in my judgement
     9. adv. (in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to
           Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is slow.
meiner
     1. pron. mine (substantival possessive)
     2. pron. genitive of ich
     3. det. feminine singular of mein
     4. det. genitive plural of mein
Geburt
     1. n-f. birth
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary