gréng
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognate with German grün, English green, Dutch groen, Icelandic grænn, West Frisian grien.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡreŋ/, [ɡʀeŋ]
- Rhymes: -eŋ
Audio: (file)
Adjective
gréng (masculine gréngen, neuter gréngt, comparative méi gréng, superlative am gréngsten)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | hien ass | si ass | et ass | si si(nn) | |
| nominative / accusative |
attributive and/or after determiner | gréngen | gréngt | ||
| independent without determiner | grénges | grénger | |||
| dative | after any declined word | gréngen | grénger | gréngen | gréngen |
| as first declined word | gréngem | gréngem | |||
See also
| wäiss | gro | schwaarz |
| rout | orange; brong | giel |
| gréng | ||
| turquoise | blo (hellblo, himmelblo) | blo (donkelblo) |
| violett; indigo | magenta; mof | rosa; pink |