grund

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Contents 1 Danish 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Adjective 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Inflection 2 Icelandic 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms 3 Old English 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 Scots 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Synonyms 5 Swedish 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Adjective 5.3 Noun 5.3.1 Synonyms 5.4 Noun

[edit] Danish

[edit] Alternative spellings

• grundet

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse grunnr (“‘shallow’”).

[edit] Adjective

grund (neuter grundt, definite and plural grunde)

1. shallow

[edit] Etymology 2

A convergence of two Old Norse words, grund (“‘a plain’”) and grunn (“‘a shallow’”).

[edit] Noun

grund c. (singular definite grunden, plural indefinite grunde)

1. reason (a cause)
2. motive (incentive to act; a reason)
3. argument (a reason)
4. cause
5. ground
6. soil
7. shoal
8. site, plot
9. foundation
10. basis
11. priming

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Noun

grund f.

1. ground

   Ég er kominn aftur á íslenska grund.

   I've returned to Icelandic ground.

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• (ground): jörð f.

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Proto-Germanic *grunduz

[edit] Noun

grund m.

1. ground

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /grʌnd/

[edit] Noun

grund (plural grunds)

1. (South Scots) ground

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• groond (other Scots dialects)

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Adjective

Inflections of grund		Absolute	Comparative	Superlative
				Attributive	Predicative
Indefinite singular	Common	grund	grundare		grundast
	Neuter	grunt
Definite singular	Masc.	grunde		grundaste
	All	grunda		grundaste
Plural		grunda		grundaste

grund

1. shallow

[edit] Noun

Inflection for grund	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	grunde	grunden	grunder	grunderna
Possessive form	grundes	grundens	grunders	grundernas

grund c.

1. The part of the outer walls of a house which extends below the level of the floor, and down to the ground.
2. A basis; what other constructions (physical or metaphorical) rely on; fundamentals
3. cause; reason

[edit] Synonyms

• orsak c. (2)

[edit] Noun

Inflection for grund	Singular		Plural
neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	grund	grundet	grund	grunden
Possessive form	grunds	grundets	grunds	grundens

grund c.

1. An area of shallow water in a large body of water, which causes a potential danger to boats or ships.