grjón
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See also: grjon
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse grjón (“groats”), from Proto-Germanic *greuna, a variant of *greutą. See also Danish gryn (“grain”) and the Swedish gryn, cognate with Middle High German grien (“gravelly sand”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]grjón n (genitive singular grjóns, nominative plural grjón)
- grain (usually of rice)
- (offensive, derogatory, slang, ethnic slur) an East Asian person
Declension
[edit]| Declension of grjón | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | grjón | grjónið | grjón | grjónin |
| accusative | grjón | grjónið | grjón | grjónin |
| dative | grjóni | grjóninu | grjónum | grjónunum |
| genitive | grjóns | grjónsins | grjóna | grjónanna |
Synonyms
[edit]- (Asian person): hrísgrjón
Derived terms
[edit]Categories:
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ouːn
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ouːn/1 syllable
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic neuter nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- Icelandic offensive terms
- Icelandic derogatory terms
- Icelandic slang
- Icelandic ethnic slurs