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

Pronunciation

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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
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