gróa
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word gróa. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word gróa, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say gróa in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word gróa you have here. The definition of the word gróa will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofgróa, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Gróa
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse gróa, from Proto-Germanic *grōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“to grow, become green”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ouːa
Verb
gróa (ri-verb, third-person singular past indicative greri or gréri, supine gróið)
Usage notes
- One of the four ri-verbs in Icelandic, the other being núa (“to rub, massage; to wipe”), snúa (“to turn”) and róa (“to row”).
- As with the other ri-verbs, the past tense greri was originally pronounced with an e sound but is today pronounced with a é sound. There are therefore two spelling variants used: greri and gréri. The Icelandic Ministry of Education considers both variants to be equally correct,[1] but many speakers consider the original greri spelling to be the more correct one.
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
References
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *grōaną (“to grow”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“to grow, become green”). Cognate with Old English grōwan, Old Frisian grōwa, grōa, grōia, Old Dutch gruoien, Old High German gruoen.
Pronunciation
Verb
gróa (singular past indicative greri, plural past indicative greru, past participle gróinn)
- to grow (of plants)
Conjugation
Conjugation of gróa — active (strong class 7, weak inflection in past tense)
| infinitive | gróa | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | gróandi | |
| past participle | gróinn | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | grœ | grera, grøra |
| 2nd-person singular | grœr | grerir, grørir |
| 3rd-person singular | grœr | greri, grøri |
| 1st-person plural | gróm | grerum, grørum |
| 2nd-person plural | gróið | greruð, grøruð |
| 3rd-person plural | gróa | greru, grøru |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | gróa | grera, grøra |
| 2nd-person singular | gróir | grerir, grørir |
| 3rd-person singular | grói | greri, grøri |
| 1st-person plural | gróim | grerim, grørim |
| 2nd-person plural | gróið | grerið, grørið |
| 3rd-person plural | grói | greri, grøri |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | gró | |
| 1st-person plural | gróm | |
| 2nd-person plural | gróið | |
Conjugation of gróa — mediopassive (strong class 7, weak inflection in past tense)
| infinitive | gróask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | gróandisk | |
| past participle | gróizk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | grómk | grerumk, grørumk |
| 2nd-person singular | grœsk | grerisk, grørisk |
| 3rd-person singular | grœsk | grerisk, grørisk |
| 1st-person plural | grómsk | grerumsk, grørumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | gróizk | greruzk, grøruzk |
| 3rd-person plural | gróask | grerusk, grørusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | grómk | grerumk, grørumk |
| 2nd-person singular | gróisk | grerisk, grørisk |
| 3rd-person singular | gróisk | grerisk, grørisk |
| 1st-person plural | gróimsk | grerimsk, grørimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | gróizk | grerizk, grørizk |
| 3rd-person plural | gróisk | grerisk, grørisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | grósk | |
| 1st-person plural | grómsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | gróizk | |