grå
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse grár, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz.
Adjective
grå (neuter gråt, plural and definite singular attributive grå)
Derived terms
See also
hvid | grå | sort |
rød; højrød | orange; brun | gul; flødefarvet |
lime | grøn | |
cyan; turkis | azurblå | blå |
violet; indigo | magenta; lilla | lyserød |
References
- “grå” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse grár, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz. Cognate with German grau, Dutch grauw, and English grey
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɾoː/
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Adjective
grå (neuter singular grått, definite singular and plural grå or gråe, comparative gråere, indefinite superlative gråest, definite superlative gråeste)
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “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
Etymology
From Old Norse grár, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz. Cognate with German grau, Dutch graauw, and English grey
Pronunciation
Adjective
grå (neuter singular grått, definite singular and plural grå or gråe, comparative gråare, indefinite superlative gråast, definite superlative gråaste)
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
kvit | grå | svart |
raud | oransje; brun | gul |
grøn | ||
(turkis) | blå | |
rosa; lilla | rosa |
References
- “grå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse grár, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
grå (comparative gråare, superlative gråast)
- grey
- (colloquial) boring, dull; with a boring appearance
Inflection
Inflection of grå | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | grå | gråare | gråast |
Neuter singular | grått | gråare | gråast |
Plural | gråa | gråare | gråast |
Masculine plural3 | gråe | gråare | gråast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | gråe | gråare | gråaste |
All | gråa | gråare | gråaste |
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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