grøn

grøn

See also: gron and grön

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz (“green”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“grow, become green”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrœn/, [ɡ̊ʁɶnˀ]

Adjective

grøn

1. green (having green as its colour)
2. green (inexperienced)
3. green (environmentally friendly)
4. (as a noun) green (colour)

Inflection

Inflection of grøn
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Common singular	grøn	grønnere	grønnest2
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

Colors in Danish · farver (layout · text)
hvid	grå	sort
rød ; højrød	orange ; brun	gul ; flødefarvet
lime	grøn
cyan ; turkis	azurblå	blå
violet ; indigo	magenta ; lilla	lyserød

References

• “grøn” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Faroese

Adjective

grøn

1. feminine nominative singular of grønur
2. neuter nominative plural of grønur
3. neuter accusative plural of grønur

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz (“green”). Akin to English green.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrøːn/ (example of pronunciation)

Adjective

grøn (masculine and feminine grøn, neuter grønt, definite singular and plural grøne, comparative grønare, indefinite superlative grønast, definite superlative grønaste)

1. green (having green as its colour)

   Graset var grønt.

   The grass was green.

2. unexperienced
3. politics with focus on agriculture, rural areas, environment and resources.
4. angry

Derived terms

• grønskifer
• grøntområde
• smaragdgrøn

See also

• grønn (Bokmål)

Colors in Norwegian Nynorsk · fargar (layout · text)
kvit	grå	svart
raud	oransje ; brun	gul
	grøn
(turkis)		blå
	rosa ; lilla	rosa

References

• “grøn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.

Adjective

grø̄n

1. green
2. new, fresh

Declension

Declension of grø̄n (strong)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grø̄n	grø̄n	grø̄nt
accusative	grø̄nan	grø̄na	grø̄nt
dative	grø̄num, -om	grø̄nni, -e	grø̄nu, -o
genitive	grø̄ns	grø̄nnar	grø̄ns
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grø̄nir, -e(r)	grø̄nar	grø̄n
accusative	grø̄na	grø̄nar	grø̄n
dative	grø̄num, -om	grø̄num, -om	grø̄num, -om
genitive	grø̄nna	grø̄nna	grø̄nna

Declension of grø̄n (weak)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grø̄ni, -e	grø̄na	grø̄na
accusative	grø̄na	grø̄nu, -o	grø̄na
dative	grø̄na	grø̄nu, -o	grø̄na
genitive	grø̄na	grø̄nu, -o	grø̄na
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grø̄nu, -o	grø̄nu, -o	grø̄nu, -o
accusative	grø̄nu, -o	grø̄nu, -o	grø̄nu, -o
dative	grø̄nu, -o	grø̄nu, -o	grø̄nu, -o
genitive	grø̄nu, -o	grø̄nu, -o	grø̄nu, -o

Descendants

• Swedish: grön