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German Low German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German grōne, from Old Saxon grōni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Compare German grün, Dutch groen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]grön
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse grǫn, from Proto-Germanic *granō.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]grön f (genitive singular granar, nominative plural granir)
- moustache
- Synonym: yfirvararskegg
- upper lip
- Synonym: efrivör
- spruce (tree of the genus Picea)
- Synonym: greni
Declension
[edit]declension of grön
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish grø̄n, from Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz (compare with Danish grøn, Dutch groen, English green and German grün), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrōni-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]grön (comparative grönare, superlative grönast)
- green (of the color green)
- (politics) green (related to a Green Party)
- green (inexperienced)
- green (looking sick)
- green (approved)
- green (jealous)
- Grön av avund (compare synonymous Icelandic grænn af öfund)
- Green with [of/from] envy
Declension
[edit]Inflection of grön | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | grön | grönare | grönast |
Neuter singular | grönt | grönare | grönast |
Plural | gröna | grönare | grönast |
Masculine plural3 | gröne | grönare | grönast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | gröne | grönare | grönaste |
All | gröna | grönare | grönaste |
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 |
Derived terms
[edit]- det är grönt
- grön av avund (“green with envy”)
- grönbete
- gröngöling
- grönsak
- på grön kvist
vit | grå | svart |
röd; karmosin, karmosinröd | orange; brun | gul; beige |
limegrön | grön | |
cyan (rare) turkos (common); teal | azur | blå |
lila; indigo | magenta; purpur | rosa (common), skär (uncommon) |
References
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