grár
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse grár, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
grár (comparative grárri, superlative gráastur)
Inflection edit
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | grárri | grárri | grárra |
accusative | grárri | grárri | grárra |
dative | grárri | grárri | grárra |
genitive | grárri | grárri | grárra |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | grárri | grárri | grárri |
accusative | grárri | grárri | grárri |
dative | grárri | grárri | grárri |
genitive | grárri | grárri | grárri |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | gráastur | gráust | gráast |
accusative | gráastan | gráasta | gráast |
dative | gráustum | gráastri | gráustu |
genitive | gráasts | gráastrar | gráasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | gráastir | gráastar | gráust |
accusative | gráasta | gráastar | gráust |
dative | gráustum | gráustum | gráustum |
genitive | gráastra | gráastra | gráastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | gráasti | gráasta | gráasta |
accusative | gráasta | gráustu | gráasta |
dative | gráasta | gráustu | gráasta |
genitive | gráasta | gráustu | gráasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | gráustu | gráustu | gráustu |
accusative | gráustu | gráustu | gráustu |
dative | gráustu | gráustu | gráustu |
genitive | gráustu | gráustu | gráustu |
Derived terms edit
See also edit
hvítur; mjallhvítur | grár | svartur |
rauður; fagurrauður, djúprauður | appelsínugulur, gulrauður, órans (dated); brúnn, dökkbrúnn; fölvi, mórauður | gulur; rjómagulur |
gulgrænn, mosagrænn | grænn | |
blágrænn; grænblár | heiðblár, fagurblár, himinblár, safírblár | blár |
fjólublár; dimmfjólublár, indígóblár | blárauður; rauðfjólublár (fjólublár), purpuralitur | bleikur |
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *grēwaz.
Adjective edit
grár (feminine grá, neuter grátt)
Declension edit
Contracted forms may later be uncontracted by analogy, especially in later texts, resulting in forms such as gráan instead of grán (masculine accusative singular).
Strong declension of grár
Weak declension of grár
Descendants edit
See also edit
hvítr | grár, hǫss | svartr |
rauðr; rauðgulr | brúnn, jarpr | gulr |
grœnn | ||
blár | ||
víolat |
References edit
- grár in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.