grün

See also: grun, gruen, and Grün

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German grüene, from Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognate with German grün, Dutch groen, English green, Icelandic grænn.

Adjective

grün

  1. (Issime) green

References

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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡ̥ryːn/
  • Audio (East Central Bavarian):(file)
  • Homophone: Grün

Verb

grün (past participle grüt)

  1. to grill

Conjugation

Conjugation of grün
infinitive grün
past participle grüt
present past subjunctive
1st person singular grü grüllad
2nd person singular grüst grülladst
3rd person singular grüt grüllad
1st person plural grün grülladn
2nd person plural grüts grüllats
3rd person plural grün grülladn
imperative
singular grü
plural grüts

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/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Rhymes: -yːn

Adjective

grün (strong nominative masculine singular grüner, comparative grüner, superlative am grünsten)

  1. green (in colour)
  2. (of fruit, vegetables) unripe
  3. inexperienced, young
  4. ecological, environment-friendly
  5. (politics, relational) of a green party, such as Bündnis 90/Die Grünen in Germany

Declension

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Verb

grün

  1. singular imperative of grünen

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

Etymology

Borrowed from German Grün (green) (das Grün, die grüne Farbe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɾyn/

Noun

grün (nominative plural grüns)

  1. (the color) green, green color, greenness

Declension

Declension of grün
singular plural
nominative grün grüns
genitive grüna grünas
dative grüne grünes
accusative grüni grünis
vocative 1 o grün! 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
  • grünikum
  • grünikön
  • grünikün
  • grünil
  • grünilik
  • grünin
  • grüno
  • grünön
  • grünükön
  • grünül
  • grünülik
  • klilagrün
  • klilagrünik
  • kupriniloxidagrün
  • kupriniloxidagrünik
  • laidagrün
  • laidagrünik
  • legrünacared
  • pikit grünik
  • sletagrün
  • sletagrünik
  • smaragoinagrün
  • smaragoinagrünik
  • vaetagrün
  • vaetagrünik
  • yelovagrün
  • yelovagrünik
  • zönöp grünik

See also

Colors in Volapük · köls (layout · text)
     viet      ged      bläg
             red              rojan; braun              yelov
                          grün             
                                       blöv
             violät              purpur              redül