grym
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish grymber, from Old Norse grimmr, from Proto-Germanic *grimmaz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
grym (comparative grymmare, superlative grymmast)
- cruel
- en grym diktator
- a cruel dictator
- grym behandling
- cruel treatment
- Vad säger grisen om djurplågeri? Grymt!
- What does the pig say about animal cruelty? Cruel! / Grunt! (pun – "Grymt" can be thought of as short for "Det är grymt" (It is cruel), hence the neuter)
- (colloquial) great, awesome
- en grym film
- a great movie (or a cruel movie)
- Han är grym på bordtennis
- He's great at table tennis
- – Jag lyckades fixa datorn. – Grymt!
- – I managed to fix the computer. – Awesome!
- 2004, Magnus Uggla, song lyrics
- Hon är grejen, värsta grymma tjejen
- She's the thing, the best awesome gal
- (colloquial, in adverbial usage) terribly, very (as an intensifier)
- Jag blev grymt besviken
- I was terribly disappointed
- De spelar grymt bra!
- They're playing really great!
Declension edit
Inflection of grym | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | grym | grymmare | grymmast |
Neuter singular | grymt | grymmare | grymmast |
Plural | grymma | grymmare | grymmast |
Masculine plural3 | grymme | grymmare | grymmast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | grymme | grymmare | grymmaste |
All | grymma | grymmare | grymmaste |
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 |
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Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *grendsmu, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-.[1] Cognate with Latin gradus (“step”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡrɨ̞m/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡrɪm/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞m
Noun edit
grym m (plural grymoedd)
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
grym | rym | ngrym | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |