grann
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Faroese
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Etymology
[edit]Perhaps related to granar, the genitive form of Old Norse grǫn
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]grann f (genitive singular grannar, plural grannir)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of grann | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f2 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | grann | grannin | grannir | grannirnar |
| accusative | grann | grannina | grannir | grannirnar |
| dative | grann | grannini | grannum | grannunum |
| genitive | grannar | grannarinnar | granna | grannanna |
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[edit]Norwegian Nynorsk
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]grann (masculine and feminine grann, neuter grant, definite singular and plural granne, comparative grannare, indefinite superlative grannast, definite superlative grannaste)
Further reading
[edit]- “grann” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
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Adjective
[edit]grann (comparative grannare, superlative grannast)
- pretty, fine, beautiful
- Se så grann vår julgran är. Det är den grannaste julgranen i stan.
- Look how pretty our Christmas tree is. It is the prettiest Christmas tree in town.
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of grann | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | grann | grannare | grannast |
| Neuter singular | grant | grannare | grannast |
| Plural | granna | grannare | grannast |
| Masculine plural3 | granne | grannare | grannast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | granne | grannare | grannaste |
| All | granna | grannare | grannaste |
| 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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[edit]Noun
[edit]grann n
- a colloquial variant of grand (“a speck”), used in the adverb litegrann (“a bit”), also written lite grann and litet grand
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- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
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