"grey" meaning in Icelandic

See grey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kreiː/
Rhymes: -eiː Etymology: From Old Norse grey, from Proto-Germanic *grawją, cognate with Faroese groyggj. Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|grey}} Old Norse grey, {{der|is|gem-pro|*grawją}} Proto-Germanic *grawją, {{cog|fo|groyggj}} Faroese groyggj Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} grey n (genitive singular greys, nominative plural grey) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|n.j}} Forms: greys [genitive, singular], grey [nominative, plural], neuter [table-tags], grey [indefinite, nominative, singular], greyið [definite, nominative, singular], grey [indefinite, nominative, plural], greyin [definite, nominative, plural], grey [accusative, indefinite, singular], greyið [accusative, definite, singular], grey [accusative, indefinite, plural], greyin [accusative, definite, plural], greyi [dative, indefinite, singular], greyinu [dative, definite, singular], greyjum [dative, indefinite, plural], greyjunum [dative, definite, plural], greys [genitive, indefinite, singular], greysins [definite, genitive, singular], greyja [genitive, indefinite, plural], greyjanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (archaic) bitch (female dog) Tags: archaic, neuter
    Sense id: en-grey-is-noun-zk5lbhdX
  2. wretch Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-grey-is-noun-SEDGgAvD Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 11 54 35
  3. pitiful person, poor thing Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-grey-is-noun-GqO0RNyt

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "grey"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse grey",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*grawją"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *grawją",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "groyggj"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "greys",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grey",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neuter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grey",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greyið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grey",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greyin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grey",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greyið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grey",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greyin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greyi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greyinu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greyjum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greyjunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greys",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greysins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greyja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greyjanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
      "expansion": "grey n (genitive singular greys, nominative plural grey)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n.j"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "bitch (female dog)"
      ],
      "id": "en-grey-is-noun-zk5lbhdX",
      "links": [
        [
          "bitch",
          "bitch"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) bitch (female dog)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 54 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wretch"
      ],
      "id": "en-grey-is-noun-SEDGgAvD",
      "links": [
        [
          "wretch",
          "wretch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "You poor little thing!",
          "text": "Greyið mitt!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Poor John",
          "text": "Greyið Jón",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pitiful person, poor thing"
      ],
      "id": "en-grey-is-noun-GqO0RNyt",
      "links": [
        [
          "pitiful",
          "pitiful"
        ],
        [
          "poor thing",
          "poor thing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kreiː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eiː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "grey"
}
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    "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Icelandic lemmas",
    "Icelandic neuter nouns",
    "Icelandic nouns",
    "Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Icelandic/eiː",
    "Rhymes:Icelandic/eiː/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "grey"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*grawją"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *grawją",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "groyggj"
      },
      "expansion": "Faroese groyggj",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse grey, from Proto-Germanic *grawją, cognate with Faroese groyggj.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "greys",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grey",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "neuter",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grey",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greyið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grey",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greyin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grey",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greyið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grey",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greyin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greyi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greyinu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greyjum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greyjunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greys",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greysins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greyja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greyjanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
      "expansion": "grey n (genitive singular greys, nominative plural grey)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n.j"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Icelandic terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bitch (female dog)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bitch",
          "bitch"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) bitch (female dog)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wretch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wretch",
          "wretch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Icelandic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "You poor little thing!",
          "text": "Greyið mitt!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Poor John",
          "text": "Greyið Jón",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pitiful person, poor thing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pitiful",
          "pitiful"
        ],
        [
          "poor thing",
          "poor thing"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kreiː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eiː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "grey"
}

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