grund
Dalmatian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin grandis, grandem.
Adjective edit
grund
See also edit
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse grunnr (“shallow”).
Alternative forms edit
Adjective edit
grund
Inflection edit
Inflection of grund | |||
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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 edit
- Norwegian Bokmål: grunn
Etymology 2 edit
A convergence of two Old Norse words, grund (“a plain”) and grunn (“a shallow”).
Noun edit
grund c (singular definite grunden, plural indefinite grunde)
- reason (a cause)
- Synonym: årsag
- motive (incentive to act; a reason)
- site, plot
- Jeg har købt en grund på 200 kvm.
- I've bought a plot of 200 square meters.
- Jeg har købt en grund på 200 kvm.
- foundation, basis
- grundlov (“constitution”)
- shoal, shallow (area of shallow water)
Inflection edit
Descendants edit
- Norwegian Bokmål: grunn
Etymology 3 edit
See grunde (“to ground, establish, ponder”).
Verb edit
grund
- imperative of grunde
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse grund (compare grunnr), from Proto-Germanic *grunduz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
grund f (genitive singular grundar, nominative plural grundir)
- ground
- Ég er kominn aftur á íslenska grund.
- I've returned to Icelandic ground.
Declension edit
f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
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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 edit
- (ground): jörð f
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *grunduz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
grund m (nominative plural grundas)
- 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.
- Caedmon's metrical paraphrase
- 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.
- abyss, (in the plural) depths
- of grundum
- from the depths
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- grundlēas (“bottomless”)
- grundlunga, grundlinga (“to the ground, completely”)
- grundstān (“foundation stone”)
- grundweall (“foundation”)
- grundweallian (“to found”)
Descendants edit
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
Related to Old Norse grunn (“shallow, shoal”). Possibly derived from Old Norse gróa (“to grow”).
Noun edit
grund f (genitive grundar, plural grundir)
Declension edit
feminine | singular | plural | ||
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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 edit
References edit
- “grund”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Saxon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *grunduz.
Noun edit
grund m
- ground, foundation, abyss, plain, earth
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | grund | grundos |
accusative | grund | grundos |
genitive | grundes | grundō |
dative | grunde | grundum |
instrumental | — | — |
Scots edit
Etymology edit
From Old English grund.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
grund (plural grunds)
Synonyms edit
- groond (other Scots dialects)
Swedish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse grunnr (“shallow”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
grund (comparative grundare, superlative grundast)
Declension edit
Inflection of grund | |||
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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 edit
Etymology 2 edit
A convergence of two Old Norse words, grund (“a plain”) and grunn (“a shallow”).
Noun edit
grund c
- ground, land
- Huset är byggt på ofri grund.
- The house is built on non-freehold property.
- 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.
- a fundament, a foundation, a basis, fundamentals; what other constructions (physical or metaphorical) rely on
- cause; reason
- a reef or shallow in water
Declension edit
Declension of grund | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | grund | grunden | grunder | grunderna |
Genitive | grunds | grundens | grunders | grundernas |
Synonyms edit
- orsak c (4)
Related terms edit
Noun edit
grund n
- An area of shallow water in a large body of water, which causes a potential danger to boats or ships.
Declension edit
Declension of grund | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | grund | grundet | grund | grunden |
Genitive | grunds | grundets | grunds | grundens |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- grund in Svensk ordbok.
- grund in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)