See also: grǿnn

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡrœn/
  • (Fredrikstad) IPA(key): [ɡɾœnː]
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  • Rhymes: -œn

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse grœnn, grǿnn (related to gro (grow)), from Proto-Germanic *grōniz (green).

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grønn (neuter singular grønt, definite singular and plural grønne, comparative grønnere, indefinite superlative grønnest, definite superlative grønneste)

  1. green (color/colour)
  2. green (unripe)
  3. green (inexperienced)
    den grønne øya - the Emerald Isle (Ireland)
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Etymology 2 edit

Originally meaning gunstig (favourable)

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grønn (inflections as above)

  1. (idiomatic) favourable
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