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grund

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Dalmatian

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Etymology

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From Latin grandis, grandem.

Adjective

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grund

  1. big, large, great

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Danish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse grunnr (“shallow”).

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Adjective

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grund

  1. shallow
Inflection
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Inflection of grund
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.
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  • Norwegian Bokmål: grunn

Etymology 2

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A convergence of two Old Norse words, grund (“a plain”) and grunn (“a shallow”).

Noun

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grund c (singular definite grunden, plural indefinite grunde)

  1. reason (a cause)
    Synonym: årsag
  2. motive (incentive to act; a reason)
  3. site, plot
    Jeg har købt en grund på 200 kvm.
    I've bought a plot of 200 square meters.
  4. foundation, basis
    grundlov (“constitution”)
  5. shoal, shallow (area of shallow water)
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Declension of grund
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gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grund grunden grunde grundene
genitive grunds grundens grundes grundenes
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Etymology 3

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See grunde (“to ground, establish, ponder”).

Verb

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grund

  1. imperative of grunde

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse grund (compare grunnr), from Proto-Germanic *grunduz.

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grund f (genitive singular grundar, nominative plural grundir)

  1. ground
    Ég er kominn aftur á íslenska grund.
    I've returned to Icelandic ground.

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declension of grund
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grund grundin grundir grundirnar
accusative grund grundina grundir grundirnar
dative grund grundinni grundum grundunum
genitive grundar grundarinnar grunda grundanna

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *grunduz.

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grund m (nominative plural grundas)

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. abyss, (in the plural) depths
    of grundum
    from the depths

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Declension of grund (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative grund grundas
accusative grund grundas
genitive grundes grunda
dative grunde grundum

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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Related to Old Norse grunn (“shallow, shoal”). Possibly derived from Old Norse gróa (“to grow”).

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grund f (genitive grundar, plural grundir)

  1. (expanse of) land
  2. green field, grassy plain

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  Declension of grund (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
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

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References

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  • “grund”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *grunduz.

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grund m

  1. ground, foundation, abyss, plain, earth

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Declension of grund (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative grund grundos
accusative grund grundos
genitive grundes grundō
dative grunde grundum
instrumental — —


Scots

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Etymology

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From Old English grund.

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grund (plural grunds)

  1. (Southern Scots) ground

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Swedish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse grunnr (“shallow”).

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  • IPA(key): /ɡrɵnd/
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Adjective

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grund (comparative grundare, superlative grundast)

  1. shallow
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Inflection of grund
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
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Etymology 2

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A convergence of two Old Norse words, grund (“a plain”) and grunn (“a shallow”).

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grund c

  1. ground, land
    Huset är byggt på ofri grund.
    The house is built on non-freehold property.
  2. 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.
  3. a fundament, a foundation, a basis, fundamentals; what other constructions (physical or metaphorical) rely on
  4. cause; reason
  5. a reef or shallow in water
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Declension of grund 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative grund grunden grunder grunderna
Genitive grunds grundens grunders grundernas
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grund n

  1. An area of shallow water in a large body of water, which causes a potential danger to boats or ships.
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Declension of grund 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative grund grundet grund grunden
Genitive grunds grundets grunds grundens
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