grunn

Icelandic

Etymology 1

Noun

grunn n (genitive singular grunns, nominative plural grunn)

1. shallows, shoal
2. bank (landform)

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	grunn	grunnið	grunn	grunnin
accusative	grunn	grunnið	grunn	grunnin
dative	grunni	grunninu	grunnum	grunnunum
genitive	grunns	grunnsins	grunna	grunnanna

Declension of grunn (neuter)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

grunn

1. indefinite accusative singular of grunnur

Further reading

• “grunn” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse grunnr (“bottom”), from Proto-Germanic *grunduz (“ground, foundation”), from Pre-Germanic *gʰrm̥tús, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem-.

Adjective

grunn (neuter singular grunt, definite singular and plural grunne, comparative grunnere, indefinite superlative grunnest, definite superlative grunneste)

1. shallow (not deep: water, river etc.)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse grund and grunnr, from Old Norse grunnr (“bottom”), from Proto-Germanic *grunduz (“ground, foundation”), from Pre-Germanic *gʰrm̥tús, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem-.

Noun

grunn m (definite singular grunnen, indefinite plural grunner, definite plural grunnene)

1. ground
2. reason
3. (relating to shallow water and the seabed) på grunn - aground

Derived terms

• bakgrunn
• berggrunn
• fjellgrunn
• forgrunn
• grundig
• grunnarbeid
• grunneier
• grunnfeste
• grunnfjell
• grunnflate
• grunnform
• grunnlag
• grunnlov
• grunnlønn
• grunnløs, grunnlaus
• grunnmur
• grunnpilar
• grunnskole
• grunnstoff
• grunntall
• i bunn og grunn
• på grunn av
• steingrunn

References

• “grunn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

The noun must be considered to be from Old Norse grunnr m (“bottom”), grunn n (“shallows”), and grund f (“land, ground, field”). Some of these, if not all, are derived from Proto-Germanic *grunduz (“ground, foundation”), whence also English ground. The adjective is also found in Old Norse as grunnr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrʉnː/

Noun

grunn m (definite singular grunnen, indefinite plural grunnar, definite plural grunnane)

1. ground, foundation
   1. bottom
   2. background
   3. land property
2. reason

Derived terms

• bakgrunn
• berggrunn
• fjellgrunn
• forgrunn
• grundig
• grunnarbeid
• grunnfeste
• grunnfjell
• grunnflate
• grunnform
• grunnlag
• grunnlaus
• grunnlov
• grunnlønn
• grunnmur
• grunnpilar
• grunnskole, grunnskule
• grunnstoff
• på grunn av
• steingrunn

Adjective

grunn (neuter singular grunt, definite singular and plural grunne, comparative grunnare, indefinite superlative grunnast, definite superlative grunnaste)

1. shallow (not deep: water, river etc.)

References

• “grunn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /ɡ̊ɾɔ̃ũn̪ˠ/^[1]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish grinde (“bundle”)

Noun

grunn m (genitive singular gruinn, no plural)

1. several
2. crowd, group

Etymology 2

Noun

grunn m (genitive singular gruinn or grunna, plural grunnan)

1. Alternative form of grunnd (“bottom”)

References

1. Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “grunn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN