# grunn
## Icelandic
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

grunn n (genitive singular grunns, nominative plural grunn)
* shallows, shoal
* bank (landform)

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

grunn
* indefinite accusative singular of grunnur

### Further reading

* “grunn” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse grunnr (“bottom”), from Proto-Germanic *grunduz (“ground, foundation”), from Pre-Germanic *gʰrm̥tús, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem-.

#### Adjective

grunn (neuter singular grunt, definite singular and plural grunne, comparative grunnere, indefinite superlative grunnest, definite superlative grunneste)
* shallow (not deep: water, river etc.)

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse grund and grunnr, from Old Norse grunnr (“bottom”), from Proto-Germanic *grunduz (“ground, foundation”), from Pre-Germanic *gʰrm̥tús, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem-.

#### Noun

grunn m (definite singular grunnen, indefinite plural grunner, definite plural grunnene)
* ground
* reason
* (relating to shallow water and the seabed) på grunn - aground

##### Derived terms

* bakgrunn
* berggrunn
* fjellgrunn
* forgrunn
* grundig
* grunnarbeid
* grunneier
* grunnfeste
* grunnfjell
* grunnflate
* grunnform
* grunnlag
* grunnlov
* grunnlønn
* grunnløs, grunnlaus
* grunnmur
* grunnpilar
* grunnskole
* grunnstoff
* grunntall
* i bunn og grunn
* på grunn av
* steingrunn

### References

* “grunn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

The noun must be considered to be from Old Norse grunnr m (“bottom”), grunn n (“shallows”), and grund f (“land, ground, field”). Some of these, if not all, are derived from Proto-Germanic *grunduz (“ground, foundation”), whence also English ground. The adjective is also found in Old Norse as grunnr.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡrʉnː/

### Noun

grunn m (definite singular grunnen, indefinite plural grunnar, definite plural grunnane)
* ground, foundation
** bottom
** background
** land property
* reason

#### Derived terms

* bakgrunn
* berggrunn
* fjellgrunn
* forgrunn
* grundig
* grunnarbeid
* grunnfeste
* grunnfjell
* grunnflate
* grunnform
* grunnlag
* grunnlaus
* grunnlov
* grunnlønn
* grunnmur
* grunnpilar
* grunnskole, grunnskule
* grunnstoff
* på grunn av
* steingrunn

### Adjective

grunn (neuter singular grunt, definite singular and plural grunne, comparative grunnare, indefinite superlative grunnast, definite superlative grunnaste)
* shallow (not deep: water, river etc.)

### References

* “grunn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Scottish Gaelic
### Pronunciation

* (Lewis) IPA: /ɡ̊ɾɔ̃ũn̪ˠ/

### Etymology 1

From Old Irish grinde (“bundle”)

#### Noun

grunn m (genitive singular gruinn, no plural)
* several
* crowd, group

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

grunn m (genitive singular gruinn or grunna, plural grunnan)
* Alternative form of grunnd (“bottom”)

### References

* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

### Further reading

* MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “grunn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN