grøn
Danish
editEtymology
editDerived from Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz (“green”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“grow, become green”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editgrøn
- green (having green as its colour)
- green (inexperienced)
- green (environmentally friendly)
- (as a noun) green (colour)
Inflection
editpositive | comparative | superlative | |
---|---|---|---|
indefinite common singular | grøn | grønnere | grønnest2 |
indefinite neuter singular | grønt | grønnere | grønnest2 |
plural | grønne | grønnere | grønnest2 |
definite attributive1 | grønne | grønnere | grønneste |
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
See also
edithvid | grå | sort |
rød; højrød | orange; brun | gul; flødefarvet |
lime | grøn | |
cyan; turkis | azurblå | blå |
violet; indigo | magenta; lilla | lyserød |
References
edit- “grøn” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese
editAdjective
editgrøn
- inflection of grønur:
Norn
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-.
Adjective
editgrøn
Norwegian Bokmål
editAdjective
editgrøn (masculine and feminine grøn, neuter grønt, definite singular and plural grøne, comparative grønere, indefinite superlative grønest, definite superlative grøneste)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by grønn
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz (“green”). Cognates with English green.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editgrøn (neuter grønt, definite singular and plural grøne, comparative grønare, indefinite superlative grønast, definite superlative grønaste)
- green (having green as its colour)
- Graset var grønt.
- The grass was green.
- unexperienced
- politics with focus on agriculture, rural areas, environment and resources
- angry
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- grønn (Bokmål)
kvit | grå | svart |
raud | oransje; brun | gul |
grøn | ||
(turkis) | blå | |
rosa; lilla | rosa |
References
editOld Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.
Adjective
editgrø̄n
Declension
editsingular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | grø̄n | grø̄n | grø̄nt |
accusative | grø̄nan | grø̄na | grø̄nt |
dative | grø̄num grø̄nom |
grø̄nni, -e grø̄nni, -e |
grø̄nu grø̄no |
genitive | grø̄ns | grø̄nnar | grø̄ns |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | grø̄nir grø̄ner |
grø̄nar | grø̄n |
accusative | grø̄na | grø̄nar | grø̄n |
dative | grø̄num grø̄nom |
grø̄num grø̄nom |
grø̄num grø̄nom |
genitive | grø̄nna grø̄nna |
grø̄nna grø̄nna |
grø̄nna grø̄nna |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | grø̄ni grø̄ne |
grø̄na | grø̄na |
accusative | grø̄na | grø̄nu grø̄no |
grø̄na |
dative | grø̄na | grø̄nu grø̄no |
grø̄na |
genitive | grø̄na | grø̄nu grø̄no |
grø̄na |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | grø̄nu grø̄no |
grø̄nu grø̄no |
grø̄nu grø̄no |
accusative | grø̄nu grø̄no |
grø̄nu grø̄no |
grø̄nu grø̄no |
dative | grø̄nu grø̄no |
grø̄nu grø̄no |
grø̄nu grø̄no |
genitive | grø̄nu grø̄no |
grø̄nu grø̄no |
grø̄nu grø̄no |
Descendants
edit- Swedish: grön
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish adjectives
- Faroese non-lemma forms
- Faroese adjective forms
- Norn terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norn terms derived from Old Norse
- Norn terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norn terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norn terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Norn terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norn lemmas
- Norn adjectives
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål adjectives
- Norwegian Bokmål pre-2005 forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰreh₁-
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples
- Old Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Old Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Old Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Swedish lemmas
- Old Swedish adjectives