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grann

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Faroese

Etymology

Perhaps related to granar, the genitive form of Old Norse grǫn

Pronunciation

Noun

grann f (genitive singular grannar, plural grannir)

  1. spruce, a conifer of the genus Picea

Declension

More information f2, singular ...

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • reyðgrann
  • sitkagrann
  • aðalgrann
  • grannkongul
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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse grannr.

Pronunciation

Adjective

grann (masculine and feminine grann, neuter grant, definite singular and plural granne, comparative grannare, indefinite superlative grannast, definite superlative grannaste)

  1. thin, slender
  2. clear, obvious

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Swedish

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Etymology 1

    From Old Norse grannr (“thin, slender”), with semantic shift "thin, fine" > "fine, pretty".

    Adjective

    grann (comparative grannare, superlative grannast)

    1. pretty, fine, beautiful
      Se så grann vår julgran är. Det är den grannaste julgranen i stan.
      Look how pretty our Christmas tree is. It is the prettiest Christmas tree in town.
    Declension
    More information Indefinite, positive ...

    1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
    2 Dated or archaic.
    3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

    See also

    Etymology 2

      See the entry below.

      Noun

      grann n

      1. a colloquial variant of grand (“a speck”), used in the adverb litegrann (“a bit”), also written lite grann and litet grand
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      References

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