grein
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch grein (“a grain”), from French grain (“a grain”), from Latin grānum (“a grain”). Doublette with Dutch graan (“grain”), which descended directly from Latin grānum (“a grain”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
grein n (plural greinen, diminutive greintje n)
- a small something; a grain
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Descendants
Faroese
Etymology
Noun
grein f (genitive singular greinar, plural greinar or greinir)
Declension
f6 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | grein | greinin | greinar | greinarnar |
Accusative | grein | greinina | greinar | greinarnar |
Dative | grein | greinini | greinum | greinunum |
Genitive | greinar | greinarinnar | greina | greinanna |
Declension of grein | ||||
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f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | grein | greinin | greinir | greinirnar |
accusative | grein | greinina | greinir | greinirnar |
dative | grein | greinini | greinum | greinunum |
genitive | greinar | greinarinnar | greina | greinanna |
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German
Pronunciation
Verb
grein
Icelandic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
grein f (genitive singular greinar, nominative plural greinar or greinir)
- branch
- article, piece
- Þetta er góð grein sem þú skrifaðir.
- This article you wrote is good.
- subject, field
Declension
Declension of grein | ||||
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f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | grein | greinin | greinar | greinarnar |
accusative | grein | greinina | greinar | greinarnar |
dative | grein | greininni | greinum | greinunum |
genitive | greinar | greinarinnar | greina | greinanna |
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Middle English
Noun
grein
- Alternative form of greyn
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Noun
grein f or m (definite singular greina or greinen, indefinite plural greiner, definite plural greinene)
- Alternative form of gren
Derived terms
- greine (verb)
- greinkryper
Etymology 2
Verb
grein
References
- “grein” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
grein f (definite singular greina, indefinite plural greiner, definite plural greinene)
- a branch (of a tree etc.)
Derived terms
- greine (verb)
Etymology 2
Verb
grein
References
- “grein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *grainiz (“twig, branch, limb”), of unknown origin, but compare the verb greina (“to separate into parts, divide”).
Related to Old English grǣfa, grāf (whence English grove), dialectal Norwegian greive (“ram with splayed horns”), dialectal Norwegian greivlar (“ramifications of an antler”), dialectal Norwegian grivla (“to branch”).
Noun
grein f (genitive greinar, plural greinir)
- branch (of a tree)
- point, head, part
- í annarri grein ― in second place
- cause, reason
- fyrir þá grein ― for that reason
- distinction
- understanding, discernment
- gløggrar greinar ― sharpwitted
- dissent, discord
- vald fyrir utan alla grein ― undisputed power
Declension
feminine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | grein | greinin | greinir | greinirnar |
accusative | grein | greinina | greinir | greinirnar |
dative | grein | greininni | greinum | greinunum |
genitive | greinar | greinarinnar | greina | greinanna |
Descendants
References
- “grein”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
grein
- second-person singular imperative of greina
- inflection of grína:
Westrobothnian
Etymology
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Noun
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