grön

See also: gron, groen, and grøn

German Low German

Alternative forms

• (in some other dialects) gräun, greun
• (Low Prussian) green (gren)
• gröön

Etymology

From Old Saxon grōni, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Compare German grün, Dutch groen.

Pronunciation

• (in some dialects) IPA^(key): /ɡɾœɪ̯n/

Adjective

grön

1. (in some dialects) green
2. (in other dialects) Alternative form of gröön

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Swedish

Unripe Meyer Lemon

Etymology

From Old Swedish grø̄n, from Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz (compare with Danish grøn, Dutch groen, English green and German grün), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrōni-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‎(“to grow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrøːn/

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Adjective

grön (comparative grönare, superlative grönast)

1. of the color green
2. (politics) related to a Green Party
3. looking sick
4. inexperienced
5. approved
6. jealous

   Grön av avund. (confer the synonymous Icelandic grænn af öfund)

   Green with envy.

See also

• det är grönt
• grönbete
• gröngöling
• grönsak
• på grön kvist