grund

See also: Grund

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin grandis, grandem.

Adjective

grund

  1. big, large, great

See also

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡron/, [ɡ̊ʁɔnˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse grunnr (“shallow”).

Alternative forms

Adjective

grund

  1. shallow

Inflection
Inflection of grund
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular grund — —2
Neuter singular grundt — —2
Plural grunde — —2
Definite attributive1 grunde — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Etymology 2

A convergence of two Old Norse words, grund (“a plain”) and grunn (“a shallow”).

Noun

grund c (singular definite grunden, plural indefinite grunde)

  1. reason (a cause)
  2. motive (incentive to act; a reason)
  3. argument (a reason)
  4. cause
  5. ground
  6. soil
  7. shoal
  8. site, plot
  9. foundation
  10. basis
  11. priming
Inflection
Declension of grund
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grund grunden grunde grundene
genitive grunds grundens grundes grundenes

Etymology 3

See grunde (“to ground, establish, ponder”).

Verb

grund

  1. imperative of grunde

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /krʏnt/
  • Rhymes: -ʏnt

Noun

grund f (genitive singular grundar, nominative plural grundir)

  1. ground
    Ég er kominn aftur á íslenska grund.
    I've returned to Icelandic ground.

Declension
declension of grund
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grund grundin grundir grundirnar
accusative grund grundina grundir grundirnar
dative grund grundinni grundum grundunum
genitive grundar grundarinnar grunda grundanna

Synonyms

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grunduz.

Noun

grund m (nominative plural grundas)

  1. ground, foundation, abyss, hell, plain, country land, earth
    Ǣlċ sǣ, þēah hēo dēop sīe, hæfþ grund on þǣre eorðan.
    Every sea, no matter how deep, has a bottom in the Earth.

Declension
Declension of grund (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative grund grundas
accusative grund grundas
genitive grundes grunda
dative grunde grundum

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • grundbedd (“ground, soil”)
  • grundbūend (“earth-dweller”)
  • grundfūs (“hastening to hell”)
  • grundhyrde (“keeper of the abyss”)
  • grundlēas (“bottomless, unfathomable, boundless, vast, groundless”)
  • grundlēaslic (“boundless, vast”)
  • grundlunga, grundinga (“from the foundation, completely; to the ground, prone, prostrate”)
  • grundscēat (“region”)
  • grundsele (“abysmal dwelling”)
  • grundstān (“foundation-stone, groundstone”)
  • grundstaþelian (“to establish firmly”)
  • grundwæg (“earth”)
  • grundwang (“ground-plain, the earth: bottom (of a lake)”)
  • grundweall (“foundation, groundwall”)
  • grundweallian (“to establish, found”)
  • grundwela (“earthly riches”)
  • grundwyrgen (“water-wolf”)

Descendants

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to Old Norse grunn (“shallow, shoal”). Possibly derived from Old Norse gróa (“to grow”).

Noun

grund f (genitive grundar, plural grundir)

  1. green field, grassy plain

Declension
  Declension of grund (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grund grundin grundir grundirnar
accusative grund grundina grundir grundirnar
dative grund grundinni grundum grundunum
genitive grundar grundarinnar grunda grundanna

Descendants

References
  • grund in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grunduz.

Noun

grund m

  1. ground, foundation, abyss, plain, earth

Declension
Declension of grund (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative grund grundos
accusative grund grundos
genitive grundes grundō
dative grunde grundum
instrumental — —


Scots

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡrʌnd/

Noun

grund (plural grunds)

  1. (South Scots) ground

Synonyms

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse grunnr (“shallow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡrɵnd/
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Adjective

grund (comparative grundare, superlative grundast)

  1. shallow

Declension
Inflection of grund
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular grund grundare grundast
Neuter singular grunt grundare grundast
Plural grunda grundare grundast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 grunde grundare grundaste
All grunda grundare grundaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Etymology 2

A convergence of two Old Norse words, grund (“a plain”) and grunn (“a shallow”).

Noun

grund c

  1. ground, land
    Huset är byggt på ofri grund.
    The house is built on non-freehold property.
  2. the foundation of a building; the part of the outer walls of a house which extends below the level of the floor, and down to the ground.
  3. a fundament, a foundation, a basis, fundamentals; what other constructions (physical or metaphorical) rely on
  4. cause; reason
  5. a shallow in water

Declension
Declension of grund 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative grund grunden grunder grunderna
Genitive grunds grundens grunders grundernas

Synonyms

Noun

grund n

  1. An area of shallow water in a large body of water, which causes a potential danger to boats or ships.

Declension
Declension of grund 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative grund grundet grund grunden
Genitive grunds grundets grunds grundens
  • grundkänning
  • grundstötning
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