grijs
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch grijs, from Old Dutch *grīs, from Proto-West Germanic *grīs, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]grijs (comparative grijzer, superlative meest grijs or grijst)
- (literally) grey, grey-colored
- De lucht is vandaag grijs. ― The sky is grey today.
- Hij heeft grijs haar. ― He has grey hair.
- De muis is een grijs dier. ― The mouse is a grey animal.
- (figuratively, referring to grey hair) old
- weathered, tarnished, affected by wear and tear
- Gozer, ik heb die ille plaat van Jantje Smitje helemaal grijs gedraaid.
- Dude, I wore that wicked record by Jantje Smitje completely out.
- partially illegal
Declension
[edit]Declension of grijs | ||||
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uninflected | grijs | |||
inflected | grijze | |||
comparative | grijzer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | grijs | grijzer | het grijst het grijste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | grijze | grijzere | grijste |
n. sing. | grijs | grijzer | grijste | |
plural | grijze | grijzere | grijste | |
definite | grijze | grijzere | grijste | |
partitive | grijs | grijzers | — |
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]grijs n (plural grijzen)
- the color grey, any mix of black and white
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]See also
[edit]wit | grijs | zwart |
rood; karmijnrood | oranje; bruin | geel; roomwit |
groengeel/limoengroen | groen | |
blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw | azuurblauw | blauw |
violet; indigo | magenta; paars | roze |
Middle Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Dutch *grīs, from Proto-West Germanic *grīs.
Adjective
[edit]grijs
- grey (generally of hair)
Inflection
[edit]Adjective | |||||
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Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | ||
Nominative | Indefinite | grijs | grise | grijs | grise |
Definite | grise | grise | |||
Accusative | Indefinite | grisen | grise | grijs | grise |
Definite | grise | ||||
Genitive | Indefinite | grijs | griser | grijs | griser |
Definite | grijs, grisen | grijs, grisen | |||
Dative | grisen | griser | grisen | grisen |
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “grise (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “grijs (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
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