grunnur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrʏnːʏr/

  Rhymes: -ʏnːʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse grunnr, from Proto-Germanic *grunþaz, *grunþuz.

Noun

grunnur m (genitive singular grunns, nominative plural grunnar)

1. foundation, base

Declension

declension of grunnur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	grunnur	grunnurinn	grunnar	grunnarnir
accusative	grunn	grunninn	grunna	grunnana
dative	grunni	grunninum	grunnum	grunnunum
genitive	grunns	grunnsins	grunna	grunnanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse grunnr, from Proto-Germanic *gagrunþaz.

Adjective

grunnur (comparative grynnri, superlative grynnstur)

1. shallow

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grunnur	grunn	grunnt
accusative	grunnan	grunna	grunnt
dative	grunnum	grunnri	grunnu
genitive	grunns	grunnrar	grunns
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grunnir	grunnar	grunn
accusative	grunna	grunnar	grunn
dative	grunnum	grunnum	grunnum
genitive	grunnra	grunnra	grunnra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grunni	grunna	grunna
accusative	grunna	grunnu	grunna
dative	grunna	grunnu	grunna
genitive	grunna	grunnu	grunna
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grunnu	grunnu	grunnu
accusative	grunnu	grunnu	grunnu
dative	grunnu	grunnu	grunnu
genitive	grunnu	grunnu	grunnu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grynnri	grynnri	grynnra
accusative	grynnri	grynnri	grynnra
dative	grynnri	grynnri	grynnra
genitive	grynnri	grynnri	grynnra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grynnri	grynnri	grynnri
accusative	grynnri	grynnri	grynnri
dative	grynnri	grynnri	grynnri
genitive	grynnri	grynnri	grynnri

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grynnstur	grynnst	grynnst
accusative	grynnstan	grynnsta	grynnst
dative	grynnstum	grynnstri	grynnstu
genitive	grynnsts	grynnstrar	grynnsts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grynnstir	grynnstar	grynnst
accusative	grynnsta	grynnstar	grynnst
dative	grynnstum	grynnstum	grynnstum
genitive	grynnstra	grynnstra	grynnstra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grynnsti	grynnsta	grynnsta
accusative	grynnsta	grynnstu	grynnsta
dative	grynnsta	grynnstu	grynnsta
genitive	grynnsta	grynnstu	grynnsta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grynnstu	grynnstu	grynnstu
accusative	grynnstu	grynnstu	grynnstu
dative	grynnstu	grynnstu	grynnstu
genitive	grynnstu	grynnstu	grynnstu

Related terms

• grynningar
• grynnka

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)