greun

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Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *grọn, from Proto-Celtic *grānom, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm.

Noun

greun f (singulative greunenn)

  1. grain

Cornish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *grọn, from Proto-Celtic *grānom, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm. Cognate with Breton greun and Welsh grawn.

Noun

greun f (singulative greunen)

  1. (collective) grain
  2. (collective) (zoology) hard roe (fish eggs)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *griyano- (exact etymon uncertain). Cognate with Irish grean and Welsh graean.

Noun

greun f (singulative greunen)

  1. (collective) gravel
    Synonym: grow

Mutation

Mutation of greun
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
greun reun unchanged kreun unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

German Low German

Alternative forms

Adjective

greun

  1. green

References

  • Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)
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