greie

Manx

Noun

greie m (genitive singular greie, plural greienyn or greighyn)

  1. tool, instrument, implement, utensil
  2. engine

Derived terms

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
greieghreiengreie
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡrɛiə/

Noun

greie f or m (definite singular greia or greien, indefinite plural greier, definite plural greiene)

  1. thing, object
    Hva er dette for slags greie?
    What kind of thing is this?
  2. things, stuff; situation
    Dette er fæle greier.
    This is terrible. / Terrible stuff.
    Gode greier!
    Good! / Good stuff!
  3. control, knowledge
    Dette har jeg greie på.

Verb

greie (present tense greier, past tense greide, past participle greid)

  1. to be able to
    Kan du greie å gå helt hjem?
    Are you able to walk all the way home?
  2. to comb; comb one's hair

Synonyms

  • (comb one's hair): gre
  • (comb one's hair): re
  • (comb one's hair): kjemme
  • (comb one's hair): kamme (Nynorsk)

Adjective

greie

  1. definite singular/plural of grei

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɡræɪə/ (example of pronunciation)

Etymology 1

From the verb greia/greie.

Noun

greie f (definite singular greia, indefinite plural greier, definite plural greiene)

  1. thing, object
    Kva er dette for slags greie?
    What kind of thing is this?
  2. things, stuff; situation
    Dette er fæle greier.
    This is terrible. / Terrible stuff.
    Gode greier!
    Good! / Good stuff!
  3. control, knowledge

Verb

greie (present tense greier, past tense greidde, past participle greidd/greitt, passive infinitive greiast, present participle greiande, imperative grei)

  1. Alternative form of greia

Adjective

greie

  1. definite singular of grei
  2. plural of grei

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.