granne

See also: Granne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡrɑnːə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse granni.

Noun

granne m (definite singular grannen, indefinite plural grannar, definite plural grannane)

1. a neighbour
   • 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog:

     Ein god Granne er betre en Broder i annat Land.

     A good neighbour is better than a brother in another country.

Synonyms

• nabo

Etymology 2

Adjective

granne

1. definite singular of grann
2. plural of grann

Further reading

• “granne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse granni, from Proto-Germanic *garaznô.

Noun

granne m

1. neighbour

Declension

Declension of granne (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	granne	grannen	grannar	grannarnir
accusative	granna	grannan	granna	grannana
dative	granna	grannanom	grannom	grannonom
genitive	granna	grannans	granna	grannanna

Descendants

• Swedish: granne

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish granne, from Old Norse granni, from Proto-Germanic *garaznô.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

granne

1. definite natural masculine singular of grann

Noun

granne c

1. a neighbour

   Synonym: (uncommon) nabo

Declension

Declension of granne

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	granne	grannes
	definite	grannen	grannens
plural	indefinite	grannar	grannars
	definite	grannarna	grannarnas

Related terms

• grannby
• grannfastighet
• grannfolk
• grannfru
• grannförsamling
• granngård
• grannhus
• grannklubb
• grannkommun
• grannkvarter
• grannland
• grannort
• grannskap
• grannsocken
• grannspråk
• grannstad
• grannstat
• grannö
• namnsdagsgranne

 

See also

• grann
• noggrann

Further reading

• granne in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• garnen, granen

Tarantino

Adjective

granne

1. big, large