groni

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɔnʲi/

Verb

groni

1. inflection of groniś:
   1. third-person singular present imperfective
   2. second/third-person singular preterite perfective

Middle English

Verb

groni

1. Alternative form of gronen

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Compare Old High German gruoni, Old English grēne, Old Norse grœnn.

Adjective

grōni (comparative grōniro, superlative grōnist)

1. green

Declension

Positive forms of grōni

Strong declension
gender	masculine		feminine		neuter
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	grōni	grōnie, grōnia	grōni	grōnia	grōni	grōni, grōnia
accusative	grōnian, grōnien	grōnia, grōnie	grōnia	grōnia	grōni	grōni, grōnia
genitive	grōnies, grōnias	grōniaro, grōnioro, grōniero	grōniara, grōniaro	grōniaro, grōnioro, grōniero	grōnies, grōnias	grōniaro, grōnioro, grōniero
dative	grōniumu, grōnium, grōniun, grōniun, grōnion, grōnien, grōnian	grōniun, grōnion, grōnium	grōniaro, grōniaru, grōniara	grōniun, grōnion	grōniumu, grōnium, grōniun, grōniun, grōnion, grōnien, grōnian	grōniun, grōnion, grōnium
Weak declension
gender	masculine		feminine		neuter
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	grōnio, grōnia	grōnion, grōniun	grōnia, grōnie	grōnion, grōniun, grōnian	grōnia, grōnie	grōnion, grōniun
accusative	grōnion, grōnian	grōnion, grōniun	grōniun, grōnion, grōnian	grōnion, grōniun, grōnian	grōnia, grōnie	grōnion, grōniun
genitive	grōnien, grōnian	grōniono, grōnieno	grōniun, grōnian, grōnien	grōniono	grōnien, grōnian	grōniono, grōnieno
dative	grōnion, grōnien, grōnian	grōnion, grōniun	grōniun, grōnian	grōnion, grōniun	grōnion, grōnien, grōnian	grōnion, grōniun

Comparative forms of grōni (weak only)

Weak declension
gender	masculine		feminine		neuter
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	grōniro, grōnira	grōniron, grōnirun	grōnira, grōnire	grōniron, grōnirun, grōniran	grōnira, grōnire	grōniron, grōnirun
accusative	grōniron, grōniran	grōniron, grōnirun	grōnirun, grōniron, grōniran	grōniron, grōnirun, grōniran	grōnira, grōnire	grōniron, grōnirun
genitive	grōniren, grōniran	grōnirono, grōnireno	grōnirun, grōniran, grōniren	grōnirono	grōniren, grōniran	grōnirono, grōnireno
dative	grōniron, grōniren, grōniran	grōniron, grōnirun	grōnirun, grōniran	grōniron, grōnirun	grōniron, grōniren, grōniran	grōniron, grōnirun

Superlative forms of grōni

Strong declension
gender	masculine		feminine		neuter
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	grōnist	grōniste, grōnista	grōnist	grōnista	grōnist	grōnist, grōnista
accusative	grōnistan, grōnisten	grōnista, grōniste	grōnista	grōnista	grōnist	grōnist, grōnista
genitive	grōnistes, grōnistas	grōnistaro, grōnistoro, grōnistero	grōnistara, grōnistaro	grōnistaro, grōnistoro, grōnistero	grōnistes, grōnistas	grōnistaro, grōnistoro, grōnistero
dative	grōnistumu, grōnistum, grōnistun, grōnistun, grōniston, grōnisten, grōnistan	grōnistun, grōniston, grōnistum	grōnistaro, grōnistaru, grōnistara	grōnistun, grōniston	grōnistumu, grōnistum, grōnistun, grōnistun, grōniston, grōnisten, grōnistan	grōnistun, grōniston, grōnistum
Weak declension
gender	masculine		feminine		neuter
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	grōnisto, grōnista	grōniston, grōnistun	grōnista, grōniste	grōniston, grōnistun, grōnistan	grōnista, grōniste	grōniston, grōnistun
accusative	grōniston, grōnistan	grōniston, grōnistun	grōnistun, grōniston, grōnistan	grōniston, grōnistun, grōnistan	grōnista, grōniste	grōniston, grōnistun
genitive	grōnisten, grōnistan	grōnistono, grōnisteno	grōnistun, grōnistan, grōnisten	grōnistono	grōnisten, grōnistan	grōnistono, grōnisteno
dative	grōniston, grōnisten, grōnistan	grōniston, grōnistun	grōnistun, grōnistan	grōniston, grōnistun	grōniston, grōnisten, grōnistan	grōniston, grōnistun

Descendants

• Middle Low German: grōne, gröne
  • Low German: grön, gröön, green
  • Plautdietsch: jreen
  • → Polabian: grönĕ