granít

See also: granit, Granit, and gránit

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from French granit (“granite”), from Italian granito (“granite”), from granire (“to granulate”), from grano (“grain”), from Latin granum (“grain”).

Noun

granít n (genitive singular graníts, no plural)

1. (petrology) granite

Declension

Declension of granít (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	granít	granítið
accusative	granít	granítið
dative	graníti	granítinu
genitive	graníts	granítsins

Further reading

• “granít” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)