grien

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Alemannic German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German grüene, from Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognate with German grün, Dutch groen, English green, Icelandic grænn.

Adjective

grien

  1. (Gressoney, Carcoforo) green

References

Bavarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German grüene, from Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognate with German grün, Dutch groen, English green, Icelandic grænn.

Adjective

grien

  1. (Sappada, Sauris) green

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

grien

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

German

Pronunciation

Verb

grien

  1. singular imperative of grienen
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of grienen

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

  • kriin (Wiesemann spelling system)

Etymology

From Middle High German grüene, from Old High German gruoni, gruoen, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

grien (comparative griener, superlative grienest)

  1. green
    Die Bletter sin grien.
    The leaves are green.
  2. (of fruit, vegetables) unripe
    Die Äerdbeere sin noch grien.
    The strawberries are still unripe.

Declension

Declension of grien (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
masculine feminine neuter plural
Weak inflection nominative grien grien grien griene
accusative griene grien grien griene
dative griene griene griene griene
Strong inflection nominative griener griene grienes griene
accusative griene griene grienes griene
dative grienem griener grienem griene

See also

Colors in Hunsrik · Forrve (layout · text)
     Weis      Grau      Schwarz
             Rod              Ranschegelleb; Braun              Gelleb, Geel
             Grien (Hellgrien), (Neongrien)              Grien (Dunkelgrien)              Menz
             Meergrien              Blau (Hellblau)              Blau (Dunkelblau)
             Feilche              Rosch, Lila              Roserod

Further reading

West Frisian

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian grēne, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

grien

  1. green
    Bûter, brea, en griene tsiis; wa't dat net sizze kin, is gjin oprjochte Fries.
    Butter, bread, and green cheese; whoever can't say this is no real Frisian.
Inflection
Inflection of grien
uninflected grien
inflected griene
comparative griender
griener
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial grien griender
griener		 it grienst
it grienste
indefinite c. sing. griene griendere
grienere		 grienste
n. sing. grien griender
griener		 grienste
plural griene griendere
grienere		 grienste
definite griene griendere
grienere		 grienste
partitive griens grienders
grieners		 —
Derived terms
Further reading
  • “grien”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

Noun

grien n (plural grienen)

  1. green
Further reading
  • “grien”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

See also

Colors in West Frisian · kleuren (layout · text)
     wyt      griis      swart
             read              oranje; brún              giel
                          grien             
             blaugrien                           blau
             fiolet              pears              rôze
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