granni

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse granni, from Proto-Germanic *garaznô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɾanːɪ/
    Rhymes: -anːɪ

Noun

granni m (genitive singular granna, plural grannar)

  1. neighbour

Declension

m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative granni grannin grannar grannarnir
accusative granna grannan grannar grannarnar
dative granna grannanum grannum grannunum
genitive granna grannans granna grannanna
m4 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative granni grannin grannar grannarnir
accusative granna grannan grannar grannarnar
dative granna grannanum gronnum gronnunum
genitive granna grannans granna grannanna

Synonyms

Icelandic

FWOTD – 3 November 2015

Etymology

From Old Norse granni, from Proto-Germanic *garaznô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkranːɪ/
  • Rhymes: -anːɪ

Noun

granni m (genitive singular granna, nominative plural grannar)

  1. neighbour
    Synonyms: nágranni, nábúi

Declension

Declension of granni (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative granni granninn grannar grannarnir
accusative granna grannann granna grannana
dative granna grannanum grönnum grönnunum
genitive granna grannans granna grannanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *garaznô.

Noun

granni m (genitive granna, plural grannar)

  1. neighbour

Declension

Declension of granni (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative granni granninn grannar grannarnir
accusative granna grannann granna grannana
dative granna grannanum grǫnnum grǫnnunum
genitive granna grannans granna grannanna

Coordinate terms

  • granna f (female neighbour)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: granni
  • Faroese: granni
  • Norwegian:
  • Old Swedish: granne
  • Old Danish: grannæ
  • Kven: kranni
  • Northern Sami: kránnjá
  • Southern Sami: kraanna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “granni”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin grandis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈ(ɡ)ranni/
  • Hyphenation: gràn‧ni

Adjective

granni (feminine singular granni, masculine and feminine plural granni)

  1. big, large
  2. (by extension) old

Antonyms

  • nicu
  • (less common) pìcculu, pìcciulu

Derived terms

  • grannizza
  • grammirzì

References

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 10: “sarà grande” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it