grens

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English

Verb

grens

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of gren

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Dutch grens, from Middle Low German grense, grenitse and/or German Grenze, both ultimately from Old Polish granica, from Proto-Slavic *granica.

Noun

grens (plural grense)

  1. border, frontier
  2. limit

Etymology 2

From Dutch grenzen.

Verb

grens (present grens, present participle grensende, past participle gegrens)

  1. (intransitive) to border

Etymology 3

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Verb

grens (present grens, present participle grensende, past participle gegrens)

  1. to wail, to weep

Danish

Noun

grens c

  1. indefinite genitive singular of gren

Dutch

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣrɛns/
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  • Hyphenation: grens
  • Rhymes: -ɛns

Etymology 1

Borrowed in the 16th century from Middle Low German grense, grenitse and/or German Grenze, both ultimately from Old Polish granica, from Proto-Slavic *granica.

Noun

grens f (plural grenzen, diminutive grensje n)

  1. physical, territorial border, frontier
  2. boundary, limit, threshold
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: grens

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

grens

  1. inflection of grenzen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

grens

  1. imperative of grense

Swedish

Noun

grens

  1. indefinite genitive singular of gren

Anagrams

Volapük

Noun

grens

  1. nominative plural of gren
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