grunnd

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse grunnr (“bottom”), from Proto-Germanic *grunduz (“ground, foundation”).

Pronunciation

  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ɡ̊ɾɔ̃ũn̪ˠ/, [ɡ̊ɾɔ̃ʊ̃n̪ˠ][1] (as if spelled grunn)

Noun

grunnd m (genitive singular grunnda or gruinnd, plural grunndan)

  1. (chiefly geography) bottom, bed
  2. ground

Derived terms

  • grunnd na mara (“seabed; bottom of the sea”)

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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