From Middle Dutch grein (“a grain”), from French grain (“a grain”), from Latin grānum (“a grain”). Doublet with Dutch graan (“grain”), which descended directly from Latin grānum (“a grain”).
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grein n (plural greinen, diminutive greintje n)
grein f (genitive singular greinar, plural greinar or greinir)
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 |
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grein f (genitive singular greinar, nominative plural greinar or greinir)
f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | grein | greinin | greinar | greinarnar |
accusative | grein | greinina | greinar | greinarnar |
dative | grein | greininni | greinum | greinunum |
genitive | greinar | greinarinnar | greina | greinanna |
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grein f or m (definite singular greina or greinen, indefinite plural greiner, definite plural greinene)
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grein f (definite singular greina, indefinite plural greiner, definite plural greinene)
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From Proto-Germanic *grainiz (“twig, branch, limb”), of unknown origin, but compare the verb greina (“to separate into parts, divide”).
Related to Old English grǣfa, grāf (whence English grove), dialectal Norwegian greive (“ram with splayed horns”), dialectal Norwegian greivlar (“ramifications of an antler”), dialectal Norwegian grivla (“to branch”).
grein f (genitive greinar, plural greinir)
feminine | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | grein | greinin | greinir | greinirnar |
accusative | grein | greinina | greinir | greinirnar |
dative | grein | greininni | greinum | greinunum |
genitive | greinar | greinarinnar | greina | greinanna |
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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