grann
See also: grånn
Faroese
grann (Picea abies)
Etymology
Perhaps related to granar, the genitive form of Old Norse grǫn
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɾanː/
Noun
grann f (genitive singular grannar, plural grannir)
- spruce, a conifer of the genus Picea
Declension
| Declension of grann | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f2 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | grann | grannin | grannir | grannirnar |
| accusative | grann | grannina | grannir | grannirnar |
| dative | grann | grannini | grannum | grannunum |
| genitive | grannar | grannarinnar | granna | grannanna |
Synonyms
- granntræ
Derived terms
- reyðgrann
- sitkagrann
- aðalgrann
- grannkongul
Related terms
- jólatræ
- furutræ
- fura
- lerk
- baraldur
- nálatræ
- leyvtræ
See also
- grein
- granni
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse grannr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡrɑnː/
Adjective
grann (masculine and feminine grann, neuter grant, definite singular and plural granne, comparative grannare, indefinite superlative grannast, definite superlative grannaste)
- thin, slender
- clear, obvious
Further reading
- “grann” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Adjective
grann
- fine, beautiful
- se vad vår gran är grann, det är det grannaste granen i stan
- see how fine our Christmas tree is, it's the finest spruce in town
- se vad vår gran är grann, det är det grannaste granen i stan
Declension
| Inflection of grann | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | grann | grannare | grannast |
| Neuter singular | grant | grannare | grannast |
| Plural | granna | grannare | grannast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | granne | grannare | grannaste |
| All | granna | grannare | grannaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. | |||
Related terms
- grannlåt
- granntyckt
See also
- granne
- grannlaga
- noggrann
Noun
grann n
- a colloquial variant of grand (“a speck”), used in the adverb litegrann (“a bit”), also written lite grann and litet grand
See also
- gull
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse grannr.
Adjective
grann (neuter grannt, plural graann)
- Thin.
- Beautiful, fair.
Usage notes
In the sense “beautiful” also compared using forms of fager.