grund

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Dalmatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin grandis, grandem.

Adjective

grund

  1. big, large, great

See also

Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse grunnr (“shallow”).

Alternative forms

Adjective

grund

  1. shallow
Inflection
Inflection of grund
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular grund — —2
Indefinite neuter singular grundt — —2
Plural grunde — —2
Definite attributive1 grunde — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
Descendants
  • Norwegian Bokmål: grunn

Etymology 2

A convergence of two Old Norse words, grund (“a plain”) and grunn (“a shallow”).

Noun

grund c (singular definite grunden, plural indefinite grunde)

  1. reason (a cause)
    Synonym: årsag
  2. motive (incentive to act; a reason)
  3. site, plot
    Jeg har købt en grund på 200 kvm.
    I've bought a plot of 200 square meters.
  4. foundation, basis
    grundlov (“constitution”)
  5. shoal, shallow (area of shallow water)
Inflection
Declension of grund
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grund grunden grunde grundene
genitive grunds grundens grundes grundenes
Descendants

Etymology 3

See grunde (“to ground, establish, ponder”).

Verb

grund

  1. imperative of grunde

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse grund (compare grunnr), from Proto-Germanic *grunduz.

Pronunciation

Noun

grund f (genitive singular grundar, nominative plural grundir)

  1. ground
    Ég er kominn aftur á íslenska grund.
    I've returned to Icelandic ground.

Declension

declension of grund
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grund grundin grundir grundirnar
accusative grund grundina grundir grundirnar
dative grund grundinni grundum grundunum
genitive grundar grundarinnar grunda grundanna

Synonyms

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grunduz.

Pronunciation

Noun

grund m (nominative plural grundas)

  1. ground
    • Caedmon's metrical paraphrase
      ...And ǣrest āmet ufan tō grunde and hū sīd sē swarta ēðm sēo.
      ...and first measure from above to its ground, how wide the black vapour is.
  2. bottom, foundation
    Ǣlċ sǣ, þēah hēo dēop sīe, hæfþ grund on þǣre eorðan.
    Every sea, no matter how deep, has a bottom in the Earth.
  3. abyss, (in the plural) depths
    of grundum
    from the depths

Declension

Declension of grund (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative grund grundas
accusative grund grundas
genitive grundes grunda
dative grunde grundum

Derived terms

Derived terms

Descendants

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to Old Norse grunn (“shallow, shoal”). Possibly derived from Old Norse gróa (“to grow”).

Noun

grund f (genitive grundar, plural grundir)

  1. (expanse of) land
  2. green field, grassy plain

Declension

  Declension of grund (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grund grundin grundir grundirnar
accusative grund grundina grundir grundirnar
dative grund, grundu grundinni grundum grundunum
genitive grundar grundarinnar grunda grundanna

Descendants

References

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

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grunduz.

Noun

grund m

  1. ground, foundation, abyss, plain, earth

Declension

Declension of grund (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative grund grundos
accusative grund grundos
genitive grundes grundō
dative grunde grundum
instrumental — —


Scots

Etymology

From Old English grund.

Pronunciation

Noun

grund (plural grunds)

  1. (South Scots) ground

Synonyms

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse grunnr (“shallow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡrɵnd/
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Adjective

grund (comparative grundare, superlative grundast)

  1. shallow
Declension
Inflection of grund
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular grund grundare grundast
Neuter singular grunt grundare grundast
Plural grunda grundare grundast
Masculine plural3 grunde grundare grundast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 grunde grundare grundaste
All grunda grundare grundaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
Derived terms

Etymology 2

A convergence of two Old Norse words, grund (“a plain”) and grunn (“a shallow”).

Noun

grund c

  1. ground, land
    Huset är byggt på ofri grund.
    The house is built on non-freehold property.
  2. the foundation of a building; the part of the outer walls of a house which extends below the level of the floor, and down to the ground.
  3. a fundament, a foundation, a basis, fundamentals; what other constructions (physical or metaphorical) rely on
  4. cause; reason
  5. a reef or shallow in water
Declension
Declension of grund 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative grund grunden grunder grunderna
Genitive grunds grundens grunders grundernas
Synonyms
Related terms

Noun

grund n

  1. An area of shallow water in a large body of water, which causes a potential danger to boats or ships.
Declension
Declension of grund 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative grund grundet grund grunden
Genitive grunds grundets grunds grundens
Related terms

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