grön
See also: gron, groen, and grøn
German Low German
Alternative forms
- gräun, greun, gröön (in some other dialects)
- green, gren
Etymology
From Old Saxon grōni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Compare German grün, Dutch groen.
Pronunciation
- (in some dialects) IPA(key): /ɡɾœɪ̯n/
Adjective
grön
- green
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse grǫn, from Proto-Germanic *granō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krœːn/
- Rhymes: -œːn
Noun
grön f (genitive singular granar, nominative plural granir)
- moustache
- Synonym: yfirvararskegg
- upper lip
- Synonym: efrivör
- spruce (tree of the genus Picea)
- Synonym: greni
Declension
declension of grön
f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | grön | grönin | granir | granirnar |
accusative | grön | grönina | granir | granirnar |
dative | grön | gröninni | grönum | grönunum |
genitive | granar | granarinnar | grana | grananna |
Swedish
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈɡrøːn/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -øːn
Adjective
grön (comparative grönare, superlative grönast)
- of the color green
- (politics) related to a Green Party
- looking sick
- inexperienced
- approved
- jealous
- Grön av avund. (compare synonymous Icelandic grænn af öfund)
- Green with envy.
- Grön av avund. (compare synonymous Icelandic grænn af öfund)
Declension
Inflection of grön | |||
---|---|---|---|
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 |
See also
- det är grönt
- 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) |
Further reading
- grön in Svensk ordbok.