grann

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɾanː/

Noun

grann f (genitive singular grannar, plural grannir)

  1. spruce, a conifer of the genus Picea

Declension

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

Derived terms

  • reyðgrann
  • sitkagrann
  • aðalgrann
  • grannkongul

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse grannr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡrɑnː/

Adjective

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

Swedish

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Etymology 1

    From Old Norse grannr (“thin, slender”), with semantic shift "thin, fine" > "fine, pretty".

    Adjective

    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
    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.

    See also

    Etymology 2

      See the entry below.

      Noun

      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

      References

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