grein
Dutch
Etymology
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From Middle Dutch grein (“a grain”), from French grain (“a grain”), from Latin grānum (“a grain”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (“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
Related terms
Faroese
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 |
Related terms
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪ̯n
Verb
grein
- (deprecated template usage) Imperative singular of greinen.
- (colloquial) (deprecated template usage) First-person singular present of greinen.
Icelandic
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
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 |
Derived terms
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Anagrams
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.
Westrobothnian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Noun
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