hrísgrjón

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Icelandic

Etymology

From hrís (rice) +‎ grjón (grain).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥iːsˌkrjouːn/

Noun

hrísgrjón n (genitive singular hrísgrjóns, nominative plural hrísgrjón)

  1. a grain of rice
  2. (in the plural) rice
  3. (ethnic slur) an East Asian person

Declension

    Declension of hrísgrjón
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hrísgrjón hrísgrjónið hrísgrjón hrísgrjónin
accusative hrísgrjón hrísgrjónið hrísgrjón hrísgrjónin
dative hrísgrjóni hrísgrjóninu hrísgrjónum hrísgrjónunum
genitive hrísgrjóns hrísgrjónsins hrísgrjóna hrísgrjónanna

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