See also: grun, gruen, and Grün

Alemannic German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognate with German grün, Dutch groen, English green, Icelandic grænn.

Adjective

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grün

  1. (Issime) green

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Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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  • gruin (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology

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From English grill, from French gril, from Middle French gril, from Old French greïl, graïl (gridiron), from graïlle (grate, grating), from Latin crātīcula (gridiron), diminutive of crātis (hurdle, wickerwork).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡ̥ryːn/
  • Audio (East Central Bavarian):(file)
  • Homophone: Grün

Verb

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grün (past participle grüt)

  1. to grill

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German grüene, from Old High German gruoni, gruoen, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Compare Low German grön, Dutch groen, English green, Danish grøn.

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Adjective

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grün (strong nominative masculine singular grüner, comparative grüner, superlative am grünsten)

  1. green (in colour)
  2. (of fruit, vegetables) unripe
  3. inexperienced, young
  4. ecological, environment-friendly
  5. (politics, relational) of a green party, such as Bündnis 90/Die Grünen in Germany

Declension

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Derived terms

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Verb

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grün

  1. singular imperative of grünen

Further reading

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  • grün” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • grün” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • grün” in Duden online
  •   grün on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Volapük

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Grün (green) (das Grün, die grüne Farbe).

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Noun

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grün (nominative plural grüns)

  1. (the color) green, green color, greenness

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Synonyms

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  • glün (older term, now obsolete)

Derived terms

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See also

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Colors in Volapük · köls (layout · text)
     viet      ged      bläg
             red              rojan; braun              yelov
                          grün             
                                       blöv
             violät              purpur              redül