gny
See also: gný
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Swedish gnȳ. Original sense likely "rub" or "scrape". Cognate of Icelandic gnýr, gnýja, Danish gny.
Verb edit
gny (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 edit
Conjugation 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 edit
gny 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)