greie – Norwegian Bokmål noun declension

Norwegian Bokmål noun forms of greie

Noun: greie
Gender: Masculine, Feminine Hyphenation:

Indefinite

Sg.greie
Pl.greier

Definite

Sg.greia; greien
Pl.greiene

Sample Sentences

  • Hva er dette for slags greie? (What kind of thing is this?)
  • Dette er fæle greier. (This is terrible. / Terrible stuff.)
  • Gode greier! (Good! / Good stuff!)
  • Dette har jeg greie på. (I've got a handle on this.)

Nouns inflected like greie

krokodille, snuppe, flytebrygge, smekke, slynge, slette, skøyte, sløyfe, brennesle, skuffe, skråme, skrøne, skisse, skinke, skinne, skjære, skorpe, diamantgruve, revebjelle, øygruppe, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)

Etymology

Deverbal from etymology 1. Perhaps influenced by Middle Low German gerêde n (“tool, equipment”), which is partially related; see German Gerät for more. See: German Nouns 'Gerät'.

Verbs referencing "greie"

Swedish Nouns grej.

Translations

  • comb, to groom the hair with a toothed implement