Grani

See also: grani and granì

Faroese

Gram og Grani.

Etymology

From Old Norse grani (“horse”), related to grǫn (“hair on the upper lip”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡrɛanɪ]

Proper noun

Grani m

  1. Grani or Grane, a mythical horse that appears in Norse mythology. He is the horse that Sigurd receives through advice from an old man (Odin). Grani is the son of Odin's own steed, the eight-legged Sleipnir.
    Fegin varð hann, tá hann hoyrdi Grana bresta hóvum.
    He was glad, as he heard Grani's hooves trample.

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Grani
Accusative Grana
Dative Grana
Genitive Grana

References

  1. Ferdinand Holthausen: Vergleichendes und Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altwestnordischen (1948)

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of Swedish Grankulla

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrɑni/, [ˈɡrɑ̝ni]
  • Rhymes: -ɑni
  • Syllabification(key): Gra‧ni

Proper noun

Grani (slang)

  1. Kauniainen

Declension

Inflection of Grani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Grani —
genitive Granin —
partitive Grania —
illative Graniin —
singular plural
nominative Grani —
accusative nom. Grani —
gen. Granin
genitive Granin —
partitive Grania —
inessive Granissa —
elative Granista —
illative Graniin —
adessive Granilla —
ablative Granilta —
allative Granille —
essive Granina —
translative Graniksi —
abessive Granitta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Grani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Granini —
accusative nom. Granini —
gen. Granini
genitive Granini —
partitive Graniani —
inessive Granissani —
elative Granistani —
illative Graniini —
adessive Granillani —
ablative Graniltani —
allative Granilleni —
essive Graninani —
translative Granikseni —
abessive Granittani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Granisi —
accusative nom. Granisi —
gen. Granisi
genitive Granisi —
partitive Graniasi —
inessive Granissasi —
elative Granistasi —
illative Graniisi —
adessive Granillasi —
ablative Graniltasi —
allative Granillesi —
essive Graninasi —
translative Graniksesi —
abessive Granittasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Granimme —
accusative nom. Granimme —
gen. Granimme
genitive Granimme —
partitive Graniamme —
inessive Granissamme —
elative Granistamme —
illative Graniimme —
adessive Granillamme —
ablative Graniltamme —
allative Granillemme —
essive Graninamme —
translative Graniksemme —
abessive Granittamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Graninne —
accusative nom. Graninne —
gen. Graninne
genitive Graninne —
partitive Granianne —
inessive Granissanne —
elative Granistanne —
illative Graniinne —
adessive Granillanne —
ablative Graniltanne —
allative Granillenne —
essive Graninanne —
translative Graniksenne —
abessive Granittanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Graninsa —
accusative nom. Graninsa —
gen. Graninsa
genitive Graninsa —
partitive Graniaan
Graniansa
—
inessive Granissaan
Granissansa
—
elative Granistaan
Granistansa
—
illative Graniinsa —
adessive Granillaan
Granillansa
—
ablative Graniltaan
Graniltansa
—
allative Granilleen
Granillensa
—
essive Graninaan
Graninansa
—
translative Granikseen
Graniksensa
—
abessive Granittaan
Granittansa
—
instructive — —
comitative — —
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