grå
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse grár, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz.
Adjective
grå (neuter gråt, plural and definite singular attributive grå)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse grár, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz. Cognate with German grau, Dutch grauw, and English grey
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɾoː/
Adjective
grå (neuter singular grått, definite singular and plural grå or gråe, comparative gråere, indefinite superlative gråest, definite superlative gråeste)
Related terms
References
- “grå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- Falk, Hjalmar; Torp, Alf (1903–06) Etymologisk ordbog over det norske og det danske sprog [Etymological Dictionary of the Norwegian and Danish Languages], page 242
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse grár, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz. Cognate with German grau, Dutch graauw, and English grey
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡroː/
Adjective
grå (neuter singular grått, definite singular and plural grå or gråe, comparative gråare, indefinite superlative gråast, definite superlative gråaste)
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse grár, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz.
Pronunciation
audio (file) - Rhymes: -oː
Adjective
Inflection
Inflection of grå | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | grå | gråare | gråast |
Neuter singular | grått | gråare | gråast |
Plural | gråa | gråare | gråast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | gråe | gråare | gråaste |
All | gråa | gråare | gråaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. |
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