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)
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
- (neighbor): nábúgvi
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)
Declension
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)
Declension
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
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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈ(ɡ)ranni/
- Hyphenation: gràn‧ni
Adjective
granni (feminine singular granni, masculine and feminine plural granni)
Antonyms
- nicu
- (less common) pìcculu, pìcciulu
Derived terms
- grannizza
- grammirzì
Related terms
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