gny
See also: gný
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Swedish gnȳ. Original sense likely "rub" or "scrape". Cognate of Icelandic gnýr, gnýja, Danish gny.
Verb
[edit]gny (present gnyr, preterite gnydde, supine gnytt, imperative gny)
- to whimper, to wail, to whine
- Synonym: jämra
- Hunden hade fått en sticka i nosen och gnydde
- The dog had gotten a splinter in its nose and was whimpering
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of gny (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | gny | gnys | ||
| Supine | gnytt | gnytts | ||
| Imperative | gny | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | gnyn | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | gnyr | gnydde | gnys | gnyddes |
| Ind. plural1 | gny | gnydde | gnys | gnyddes |
| Subjunctive2 | gny | gnydde | gnys | gnyddes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | gnyende | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Noun
[edit]gny n
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | gny | gnys |
| definite | gnyet | gnyets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
References
[edit]- gny in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- gny in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gny in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gny in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)