grün
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognate with Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Dutch groen, English green, Icelandic grænn.
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Bavarian
Alternative forms
- gruin (West Central Bavarian)
Etymology
From English grill, from French gril, from Middle French gril, from Old French greïl, graïl (“gridiron”), from graïlle (“grate, grating”), from Latin crātīcula (“gridiron”), diminutive of crātis (“hurdle, wickerwork”).
Conjugation
| infinitive | grün | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | subjunctive | |
| 1st person sing. | grü | - | grüllad |
| 2nd person sing. | grüst | - | grülladst |
| 3rd person sing. | grüt | - | grüllad |
| 1st person plur. | grün | - | grülladn |
| 2nd person plur. | grüts | - | grüllats |
| 3rd person plur. | grün | - | grülladn |
| imperative sing. | grü | ||
| imperative plur. | grüts | ||
| past participle | grüt | ||
German
Etymology
From Middle High German grüene, from Old High German gruoni, gruoen, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Compare Low German grön, Dutch groen, English green, Danish grøn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʁyːn/
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Adjective
grün (strong nominative masculine singular grüner, comparative grüner, superlative am grünsten)
- green (in colour)
- (of fruit, vegetables) unripe
- inexperienced, young
- ecological, environment-friendly
- (politics, relational) of a green party, such as Bündnis 90/Die Grünen in Germany
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Hyponyms
Related terms
Further reading
- “grün” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “grün” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “grün” in Duden online
grün on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɾyn/
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | grüns |
| genitive | grüna | grünas |
| dative | grüne | grünes |
| accusative | grüni | grünis |
| vocative 1 | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | o grüns! |
| predicative 2 | grünu | grünus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Synonyms
- glün (older term, now obsolete)
Derived terms
- dofagrün
- dofagrünik
- grünafrog
- grünafrogül
- grünanulüdot
- grünapikit
- grünatied
- grünik
- grüniko
- grünikön
- grünikum
- grünikün
- grünükön
- grünil
- grünilik
- grünin
- grüno
- grünön
- grünül
- grünülik
- klilagrün
- klilagrünik
- kupriniloxidagrün
- kupriniloxidagrünik
- laidagrün
- laidagrünik
- legrünacared
- pikit grünik
- sletagrün
- sletagrünik
- smaragoinagrün
- smaragoinagrünik
- vaetagrün
- vaetagrünik
- yelovagrün
- yelovagrünik
- zönöp grünik