grenize

Middle High German

Alternative forms

  • greiniz, greniz

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Old Polish granica, from Proto-Slavic *granica, from *granь + *-ica.

    Noun

    grenize f

    1. border; frontier

    Declension

    Declension of grenize (strong feminine in -e)
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein diu grenize die grenize
    genitive einer dër grenize dër grenizen
    dative einer dër grenize dën grenizen
    accusative eine die grenize die grenize
    Declension of grenize (weak feminine)
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein diu grenize die grenizen
    genitive einer dër grenizen dër grenizen
    dative einer dër grenizen dën grenizen
    accusative eine die grenizen die grenizen

    Descendants

    • Bavarian: Grenz
    • Central Franconian:
    • German: Grenze, Gränze (pre-1901)
    • Rhine Franconian:
      • Pennsylvania German: Grenz
    • Yiddish: גרענעץ (grenets)

    References

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