grøn

See also: gron and grön

Danish

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz (“green”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“grow, become green”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrœnˀ/, [ɡ̊ʁɶnˀ], [kʁɶ̝nˀ]

Adjective

grøn

1. green (having green as its colour)
2. green (inexperienced)
3. green (environmentally friendly)
4. (as a noun) green (colour)

Inflection

Inflection of grøn

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	grøn	grønnere	grønnest2
indefinite neuter singular	grønt	grønnere	grønnest2
plural	grønne	grønnere	grønnest2
definite attributive1	grønne	grønnere	grønneste

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.

See also

Colors in Danish · farver (layout · text)

hvid	grå	sort
rød; højrød, mørkerød	orange; brun	gul; flødefarvet
lime, lysegrøn	grøn, mørkegrøn	mintgrøn
cyan; turkis, lyseblå	azurblå, himmelblå	blå, mørkeblå
violet; indigo	magenta; lilla	lyserød, rosa

References

• “grøn” in Den Danske Ordbog

Faroese

Adjective

grøn

1. inflection of grønur:
   1. feminine nominative singular
   2. neuter nominative/accusative plural

Norn

Etymology

From Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-.

Adjective

grøn

1. green

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

grøn (masculine and feminine grøn, neuter grønt, definite singular and plural grøne, comparative grønere, indefinite superlative grønest, definite superlative grøneste)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by grønn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz (“green”). Cognates with English green.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrøːn/

Adjective

grøn (neuter grønt, definite singular and plural grøne, comparative grønare, indefinite superlative grønast, definite superlative grønaste)

1. green (having green as its colour)

   Graset var grønt.

   The grass was green.

2. unexperienced
3. politics with focus on agriculture, rural areas, environment and resources
4. angry

Derived terms

• grønskifer
• grøntområde
• smaragdgrøn

See also

• grønn (Bokmål)

Colors in Norwegian Nynorsk · fargar (layout · text)

kvit	grå	svart
raud	oransje; brun	gul
	grøn
(turkis)		blå
	rosa; lilla	rosa

References

• “grøn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “grøn” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.

Adjective

grø̄n

1. green
2. new, fresh

Declension

Declension of grø̄n (strong)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grø̄n	grø̄n	grø̄nt
accusative	grø̄nan	grø̄na	grø̄nt
dative	grø̄num grø̄nom	grø̄nni, -e grø̄nni, -e	grø̄nu grø̄no
genitive	grø̄ns	grø̄nnar	grø̄ns
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grø̄nir grø̄ner	grø̄nar	grø̄n
accusative	grø̄na	grø̄nar	grø̄n
dative	grø̄num grø̄nom	grø̄num grø̄nom	grø̄num grø̄nom
genitive	grø̄nna grø̄nna	grø̄nna grø̄nna	grø̄nna grø̄nna

Declension of grø̄n (weak)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grø̄ni grø̄ne	grø̄na	grø̄na
accusative	grø̄na	grø̄nu grø̄no	grø̄na
dative	grø̄na	grø̄nu grø̄no	grø̄na
genitive	grø̄na	grø̄nu grø̄no	grø̄na
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grø̄nu grø̄no	grø̄nu grø̄no	grø̄nu grø̄no
accusative	grø̄nu grø̄no	grø̄nu grø̄no	grø̄nu grø̄no
dative	grø̄nu grø̄no	grø̄nu grø̄no	grø̄nu grø̄no
genitive	grø̄nu grø̄no	grø̄nu grø̄no	grø̄nu grø̄no

Descendants

• Swedish: grön