grein
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch grein (“a grain”), from French grain (“a grain”), from Latin grānum (“a grain”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (“grain”). Doublette with Dutch graan (“grain”), which descended directly from Latin grānum (“a grain”).
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Faroese
Declension
f6 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | grein | greinin | greinar | greinarnar |
Accusative | grein | greinina | greinar | greinarnar |
Dative | grein | greinini | greinum | greinunum |
Genitive | greinar | greinarinnar | greina | greinanna |
Declension of grein | ||||
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f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | grein | greinin | greinir | greinirnar |
accusative | grein | greinina | greinir | greinirnar |
dative | grein | greinini | greinum | greinunum |
genitive | greinar | greinarinnar | greina | greinanna |
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪ̯n
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kreiːn/
- Rhymes: -eiːn
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Middle English
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
grein f or m (definite singular greina or greinen, indefinite plural greiner, definite plural greinene)
- Alternative form of gren
Derived terms
- greine (verb)
- greinkryper
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡræɪn/
Noun
grein f (definite singular greina, indefinite plural greiner, definite plural greinene)
- a branch (of a tree etc.)
Derived terms
- greine (verb)
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡreɪ̯ːɳ/ (example of pronunciation)
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