grüun
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- gruan, grümma
Etymology
From Middle High German grüene, from Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognate with German grün, English green.
Adjective
grüun (comparative grüunor, superlative dar grüunorste)
- (Sette Comuni) green
- Méen 's gras bail noch grüun.
- Mow the grass while it's still green.
Declension
Positive forms of grüun
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist grüun | zi ist grüun | is ist grüun | ze zèint grüun | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar grüune | de grüuna | 's grüune | de grüunen |
| accusative | in grüunen | de grüuna | 's grüune | de grüunen | |
| dative | me grüunen | dar grüunen | me grüunen | in grüunen | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an grüundar | an grüuna | an grüunes | (khòone) grüunen |
| accusative | an grüunen | an grüuna | an grüunes | (khòone) grüunen | |
| dative | aname grüunen | anara grüunen | aname grüunen | (khòonen) grüunen | |
| without article | nominative | grüune | |||
| accusative | grüune | ||||
| dative | grüunen | ||||
Comparative forms of grüun
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist grüunor | zi ist grüunor | is ist grüunor | ze zèint grüunor | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar grüunore | de grüunora | 's grüunore | de grüunorn |
| accusative | in grüunorn | de grüunora | 's grüunore | de grüunorn | |
| dative | me grüunorn | dar grüunorn | me grüunorn | in grüunorn | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an grüunorar | an grüunora | an grüunors | (khòone) grüunorn |
| accusative | an grüunorn | an grüunora | an grüunors | (khòone) grüunorn | |
| dative | aname grüunorn | anara grüunorn | aname grüunorn | (khòonen) grüunorn | |
| without article | nominative | grüunore | |||
| accusative | grüunore | ||||
| dative | grüunorn | ||||
Superlative forms of grüun
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist dar grüunorste | zi ist dar grüunorsta | is ist dar grüunorste | ze zèint dar grüunorste | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar grüunorste | de grüunorsta | 's grüunorste | de grüunorsten |
| accusative | in grüunorsten | de grüunorsta | 's grüunorste | de grüunorsten | |
| dative | me grüunorsten | dar grüunorsten | me grüunorsten | in grüunorsten | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an grüunorstar | an grüunorsta | an grüunorstes | (khòone) grüunorsten |
| accusative | an grüunorsten | an grüunorsta | an grüunorstes | (khòone) grüunorsten | |
| dative | aname grüunorsten | anara grüunorsten | aname grüunorsten | (khòonen) grüunorsten | |
| without article | nominative | grüunorste | |||
| accusative | grüunorste | ||||
| dative | grüunorsten | ||||
Related terms
- grüunan
References
- “grüun” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien