gráur

See also: graur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse grár, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz.

Adjective

gráur (comparative gráari, superlative gráastur)

1. grey

Declension

Declension of gráur (a17)
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	gráur	grá	grátt
Accusative	gráan	gráa	grátt
Dative	gráum	gráari	gráum
Genitive	grás	gráar	grás
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	gráir	gráar	grá
Accusative	gráar	gráar	grá
Dative	gráum	gráum	gráum
Genitive	gráa	gráa	gráa

Derived terms

• blágráur (“bluish-grey, slate blue”, adjective)
• brúngráur
• dimmgráur, myrkagráur (“dark grey”, adjective)
• grábrúnur
• grásvartur (“greyish black”, adjective)
• ljósagráur (“light grey”, adjective)
• ljósareyðgráur
• silvurgráur

 

Related terms

• bláur (“blue”, adjective)
• brúnur (“brown”, adjective)
• grønur (“green”, adjective)
• gulur (“yellow”, adjective)
• hvítur (“white”, adjective)
• litur m (“colour”)
• reyður (“red”, adjective)
• silvurbláur
• silvurlittur
• svartur (“black”, adjective)