grå
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse grár, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
IPA(key): /ɡʁɔːˀ/, [ˈɡ̊ʁɔˀ], [ˈkʁɔ̽ˀ]
Adjective[edit]
grå (neuter gråt, plural and definite singular attributive grå)
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
hvid | grå | sort |
rød; højrød | orange; brun | gul; flødefarvet |
lime | grøn | |
cyan; turkis | azurblå | blå |
violet; indigo | magenta; lilla | lyserød |
References[edit]
- “grå” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse grár (“grey, spiteful”), from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁- (“to grow (of plants)”).
Cognate with German grau, Dutch grauw, and English grey.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
grå (neuter singular grått, definite singular and plural grå or gråe, comparative gråere, indefinite superlative gråest, definite superlative gråeste)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “grå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- Falk, Hjalmar; Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 242
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse grár, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz. Cognate with German grau, Dutch graauw, and English grey.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
grå (neuter singular grått, definite singular and plural grå or gråe, comparative gråare, indefinite superlative gråast, definite superlative gråaste)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
kvit | grå | svart |
raud | oransje; brun | gul |
grøn | ||
(turkis) | blå | |
rosa; lilla | rosa |
References[edit]
- “grå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse grár, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
grå (comparative gråare, superlative gråast)
- grey
- (colloquial) boring, dull; with a boring appearance
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of grå | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | grå | gråare | gråast |
Neuter singular | grått | gråare | gråast |
Plural | grå, gråa | gråare | gråast |
Masculine plural3 | grå, gråa | gråare | gråast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | grå, gråe | gråare | gråaste |
All | grå, gråa | gråare | gråare |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
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