*grēwaz
Runic: ᚷᚱᛖᚹᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɣrɛː.wɑz/adjective · a-stem
Meanings
grey
Etymology
Probably from a Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁- (‘to glow, be visible’), and cognate with Proto-Slavic *zьrěti (‘to observe, look at’), Lithuanian žėrė́ti (‘to shine, sparkle’), and Proto-Germanic *greujaną (‘to dawn’) (whence Swedish gry (‘to dawn’)).
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | grēwaz | grēwō | grēwą, -atō | grēwai | grēwôz | grēwō |
| Acc. | grēwanǭ | grēwǭ | grēwą, -atō | grēwanz | grēwōz | grēwō |
| Gen. | grēwas, -is | grēwaizōz | grēwas, -is | grēwaizǫ̂ | grēwaizǫ̂ | grēwaizǫ̂ |
| Dat. | grēwammai | grēwaizōi | grēwammai | grēwaimaz | grēwaimaz | grēwaimaz |
| Inst. | grēwanō | grēwaizō | grēwanō | grēwaimiz | grēwaimiz | grēwaimiz |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | grēwô | grēwǭ | grēwô | grēwaniz | grēwōniz | grēwōnō |
| Acc. | grēwanų | grēwōnų | grēwô | grēwanunz | grēwōnunz | grēwōnō |
| Gen. | grēwiniz | grēwōniz | grēwiniz | grēwanǫ̂ | grēwōnǫ̂ | grēwanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | grēwini | grēwōni | grēwini | grēwammaz | grēwōmaz | grēwammaz |
| Inst. | grēwinē | grēwōnē | grēwinē | grēwammiz | grēwōmiz | grēwammiz |
Descendants
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*grāu (Proto-West Germanic)
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grāo (Old Dutch)
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grau (Middle Dutch)
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grauw, graauw, graeuw (Dutch)
- grou (Afrikaans)
- xrāuje, grô (Jersey Dutch)
- grou (Negerhollands)
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grauw, graauw, graeuw (Dutch)
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grau (Middle Dutch)
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grāo (Old Dutch)
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*grāu (Proto-West Germanic)
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grǣġ, grēi, grēġ (Old English)
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grey (Middle English)
- gray, grey (English)
- gray (Scots)
- gry (Yola)
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grey (Middle English)
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grǣġ, grēi, grēġ (Old English)
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*grāu (Proto-West Germanic)
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grē (Old Frisian)
- ? (North Frisian)
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grē (Old Frisian)
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*grāu (Proto-West Germanic)
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grāo (Old High German)
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grā (Middle High German)
- graaw (Alemannic German)
- grau (Bavarian)
- ? (Central Franconian)
- ? (East Central German)
- ? (East Franconian)
- grau (German)
- ? (Rhine Franconian)
- גראָ (gro), גרוי (groy) (Yiddish)
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grā (Middle High German)
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grāo (Old High German)
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*grāu (Proto-West Germanic)
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grāo (Old Saxon)
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grāu (Middle Low German)
- grauw (West Frisian)
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grāu (Middle Low German)
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grāo (Old Saxon)
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*grāu (Proto-West Germanic)
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grāo (Old Saxon)
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grāu (Middle Low German)
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? (Low German)
- grag, grau (German Low German)
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? (Low German)
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grāu (Middle Low German)
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grāo (Old Saxon)
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grár (Old Norse)
- gráur (Faroese)
- graar, grar, gra, graur (Gutnish)
- grár (Icelandic)
- grå, grågi (Norn)
- grå, grår, grår’e, grå’u (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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grár (Old Norse)
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grå (Danish)
- grå (Norwegian Bokmål)
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grå (Danish)
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grár (Old Norse)
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grār (Old Swedish)
- grå (Swedish)
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grār (Old Swedish)
- *krāvēs (Proto-Samic)
- *raavas (Proto-Finnic)