gny
See also: gný
Swedish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Swedish gnȳ. Original sense likely "rub" or "scrape". Cognate of Icelandic gnýr, gnýja, Danish gny.
Verb
editgny (present gnyr, preterite gnydde, supine gnytt, imperative gny)
- to whimper, to wail, to whine
- Synonym: jämra
- Hunden hade fått en sticka i nosen och gnydde
- The dog had gotten a splinter in its nose and was whimpering
Conjugation
editConjugation of gny (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | gny | gnys | ||
| Supine | gnytt | gnytts | ||
| Imperative | gny | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | gnyn | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | gnyr | gnydde | gnys | gnyddes |
| Ind. plural1 | gny | gnydde | gnys | gnyddes |
| Subjunctive2 | gny | gnydde | gnys | gnyddes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | gnyende | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Noun
editgny n
Declension
edit| Declension of gny | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | gny | gnyet | — | — |
| Genitive | gnys | gnyets | — | — |
References
edit- gny in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- gny in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gny in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gny in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)