grønur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse grǿnn, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz, whence also English green.

Adjective

grønur (comparative grønari, superlative grønastur)

1. green

Declension

Declension of grønur (a1)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grønur	grøn	grønt
accusative	grønan	grøna	grønt
dative	grønum	grønari	grønum
genitive	grøns	grønar	grøns
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grønir	grønar	grøn
accusative	grønar	grønar	grøn
dative	grønum	grønum	grønum
genitive	grøna	grøna	grøna

Derived terms

• blágrønur (“blue-green”)
• dimmgrønur (“dark green”)
• grønt pipar (“green pepper”)
• grønt te (“green tea”)
• gulgrønur (“yellow-green”)
• ljósagrønur (“bright green, light green”)
• myrkagrønur (“dark green”)

Related terms

• bláur (“blue”)
• brúnur (“brown”)
• gráur (“grey”)
• gulur (“yellow”)
• hvítur (“white”)
• litur m (“colour”)
• reyður (“red”)
• svartur (“black”)