Jump to content

grann

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Faroese

[edit]
grann (Picea abies)

Etymology

[edit]

Perhaps related to granar, the genitive form of Old Norse grǫn

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

grann f (genitive singular grannar, plural grannir)

  1. spruce, a conifer of the genus Picea

Declension

[edit]
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grann grannin grannir grannirnar
accusative grann grannina grannir grannirnar
dative grann grannini grannum grannunum
genitive grannar grannarinnar granna grannanna

Synonyms

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]
[edit]

See also

[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Old Norse grannr.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

grann (masculine and feminine grann, neuter grant, definite singular and plural granne, comparative grannare, indefinite superlative grannast, definite superlative grannaste)

  1. thin, slender
  2. clear, obvious

Further reading

[edit]

Swedish

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

[edit]

grann (comparative grannare, superlative grannast)

  1. pretty, fine, beautiful
    Se så grann vår julgran är. Det är den grannaste julgranen i stan.
    Look how pretty our Christmas tree is. It is the prettiest Christmas tree in town.

Declension

[edit]
Inflection of grann
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular grann grannare grannast
neuter singular grant grannare grannast
plural granna grannare grannast
masculine plural2 granne grannare grannast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 granne grannare grannaste
all granna grannare grannaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

[edit]

See also

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

grann n

  1. a colloquial variant of grand (a speck), used in the adverb litegrann (a bit), also written lite grann and litet grand

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]