grien

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• geriénts, gréén, grüen, grün

Etymology

From Middle High German grüene, 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

grien

1. (Gressoney, Carcoforo) green

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• grian (Timau)

Etymology

From Middle High German grüene, 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

grien

1. (Sappada, Sauris) green

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

grien

1. inflection of grienen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Verb

grien

1. singular imperative of grienen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of grienen

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

• kriin (Wiesemann spelling)

Etymology

From Middle High German grüene, from Old High German gruoni, gruoen, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkriːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn
• Syllabification: grien
• Homophone: krien

Adjective

grien (comparative griener, superlative grienest)

1. green

   Die Bletter sin grien.

   The leaves are green.

2. (of fruit, vegetables) unripe

   Die Äerdbeere sin noch grien.

   The strawberries are still unripe.

Declension

Declension of grien (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)

		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
weak inflection	nominative	grien	grien	grien	griene
	accusative	griene	grien	grien	griene
	dative	griene	griene	griene	griene
strong inflection	nominative	griener	griene	grienes	griene
	accusative	griene	griene	grienes	griene
	dative	grienem	griener	grienem	griene

Related terms

• griene
• Griens

See also

Colors in Hunsrik · Forrve (layout · text)

Weis	Grau	Schwarz
Rod	Ranschegelleb; Braun	Gelleb, Geel
Grien (Hellgrien), (Neongrien)	Grien (Dunkelgrien)	Menz
Meergrien	Blau (Hellblau)	Blau (Dunkelblau)
Feilche	Rosch, Lila	Roserod

West Frisian

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian grēne, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡriə̯n/

Adjective

grien

1. green

   Bûter, brea, en griene tsiis; wa't dat net sizze kin, is gjin oprjochte Fries.

   Butter, bread, and green cheese; whoever can't say this is no real Frisian.

Inflection

Inflection of grien
uninflected	grien
inflected	griene
comparative	griender griener
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		grien	griender griener	it grienst it grienste
indefinite	c. sing.	griene	griendere grienere	grienste
	n. sing.	grien	griender griener	grienste
	plural	griene	griendere grienere	grienste
definite		griene	griendere grienere	grienste
partitive		griens	grienders grieners	—

Derived terms

• griente

Further reading

• “grien”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

Noun

grien n (plural grienen)

1. green

Further reading

• “grien”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

See also

Colors in West Frisian · kleuren (layout · text)

wyt	griis, skier	swart
read	oranje; brún	giel
	grien
blaugrien		blau
fiolet	pears	rôze