granni

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse granni, from Proto-Germanic *garaznô.

Pronunciation

Noun

granni m (genitive singular granna, plural grannar)

  1. neighbour

Declension

Declension of granni
m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative granni grannin grannar grannarnir
accusative granna grannan grannar grannarnar
dative granna grannanum grannum grannunum
genitive granna grannans granna grannanna
Declension of granni
m4 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative granni grannin grannar grannarnir
accusative granna grannan grannar grannarnar
dative granna grannanum gronnum gronnunum
genitive granna grannans granna grannanna

Synonyms

Icelandic

FWOTD – 3 November 2015

Etymology

From Old Norse granni, from Proto-Germanic *garaznô.

Pronunciation

Noun

granni m (genitive singular granna, nominative plural grannar)

  1. neighbour

Declension

declension of granni
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative granni granninn grannar grannarnir
accusative granna grannann granna grannana
dative granna grannanum grönnum grönnunum
genitive granna grannans granna grannanna

Synonyms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *garaznô.

Noun

granni m (genitive granna, plural grannar)

  1. neighbour

Declension

  Declension of granni (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative granni granninn grannar grannarnir
accusative granna grannann granna grannana
dative granna grannanum grǫnnum grǫnnunum
genitive granna grannans granna grannanna

Coordinate terms

  • granna f (“female neighbour”)

Descendants

References

  • “granni”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin grandis.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, Most spread) IPA(key): /ˈɾanni/,
  • (Mainly in Western Sicily) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾanni/,
  • (Occasional syntactic gemination after a stressed syllable) IPA(key): /ˈdːanni/,
  • Hyphenation: gràn‧ni

Adjective

granni (feminine singular granni, masculine and feminine plural granni)

  1. big, large
  2. (by extension) old

Antonyms

Derived terms

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