grens
See also: Grens
Danish
Noun
grens c
- genitive singular indefinite of gren
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣrɛns/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛns
Etymology 1
Borrowed in the 16th century from Middle Low German grense, grenitse and/or German Grenze, both ultimately from Old Polish granica, from Proto-Slavic *granica.
Noun
grens f (plural grenzen, diminutive grensje n)
- border, frontier
- limit
Derived terms
- binnengrens
- boomgrens
- buitengrens
- grensgebied
- grensovergang
- grenspaal
- grensrechter
- grenssteen
- grenswachter
- grenzeloos
- landgrens
- landsgrens
- pijngrens
- sneeuwgrens
- taalgrens
- tussengrens
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
grens
- first-person singular present indicative of grenzen
- imperative of grenzen
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
grens
- imperative of grense
Swedish
Noun
grens
- indefinite genitive singular of gren
Volapük
Noun
grens
- nominative plural of gren