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]| 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 |
| 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)