gróa
See also: Gróa
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse gróa, from Proto-Germanic *grōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“to grow, become green”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ouːa
Verb
gróa (ri-verb, third-person singular past indicative greri or gréri, supine gróið)
- to grow syn.
- to heal syn.
- Sárið grær ekki.
- The wound doesn't heal.
Usage notes
- One of the four ri-verbs in Icelandic, the other being núa (“to rub, massage; to wipe”), snúa (“to turn”) and róa (“to row”).
- Even though some forms that include the letter e are pronounced as having an é, the e-spelling is thought to be correct by the Icelandic ministry of education. The preferred spelling of the first person singular past tense indicative form of the word gróa would thus be greri (“I turned”) instead of gréri (“I turned”), although both forms are used.
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
- (grow def.): vaxa
- (heal def.): verða heill
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *grōaną (“to grow”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“to grow, become green”). Cognate with Old English grōwan, Old Frisian grōwa, grōa, grōia, Old Dutch gruoien, Old High German gruoen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡroːɑ/
Verb
gróa (singular past indicative greri, plural past indicative greru, past participle gróinn)
- to grow (of plants)
Conjugation
Conjugation of gróa — active (strong class 7, weak inflection in past tense)
| infinitive | gróa | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | gróandi | |
| past participle | gróinn | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | grœ | grera, grøra |
| 2nd-person singular | grœr | grerir, grørir |
| 3rd-person singular | grœr | greri, grøri |
| 1st-person plural | gróm | grerum, grørum |
| 2nd-person plural | gróið | greruð, grøruð |
| 3rd-person plural | gróa | greru, grøru |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | gróa | grera, grøra |
| 2nd-person singular | gróir | grerir, grørir |
| 3rd-person singular | gróir | greri, grøri |
| 1st-person plural | gróim | grerim, grørim |
| 2nd-person plural | gróið | grerið, grørið |
| 3rd-person plural | grói | greri, grøri |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | gró | |
| 1st-person plural | gróm | |
| 2nd-person plural | gróið | |
Conjugation of gróa — mediopassive (strong class 7, weak inflection in past tense)
| infinitive | gróask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | gróandisk | |
| past participle | gróizk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | grómk | grerumk, grørumk |
| 2nd-person singular | grœsk | grerisk, grørisk |
| 3rd-person singular | grœsk | grerisk, grørisk |
| 1st-person plural | grómsk | grerumsk, grørumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | gróizk | greruzk, grøruzk |
| 3rd-person plural | gróask | grerusk, grørusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | grómk | grerumk, grørumk |
| 2nd-person singular | gróisk | grerisk, grørisk |
| 3rd-person singular | gróisk | grerisk, grørisk |
| 1st-person plural | gróimsk | grerimsk, grørimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | gróizk | grerizk, grørizk |
| 3rd-person plural | gróisk | grerisk, grørisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | grósk | |
| 1st-person plural | grómsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | gróizk | |
Descendants
- Danish: gro
- Faroese: gróa, grógva
- Icelandic: gróa
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: gro
- Norwegian Nynorsk: gro
- Swedish: gro