Grünes

Grünes is the inflected form of the German adjective grün, meaning green. In German, grün is declined for gender, number, and case, producing forms such as grün, grüne, grünes and grüne. The form grünes is commonly found in neuter singular noun phrases without a definite article (grünes Licht) or after possessive determiners (mein grünes Tuch, mein grünes Licht). As a noun, das Grüne can occur in some contexts to refer to the color green as a concept, or, in political or cultural discourse, to refer to green ideology; in most contexts the party Die Grünen is used when referring to the German Green party.

Etymology and related forms: grün derives from Old High German grûn, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognates include English green, Dutch groen, and Swedish grön. The term has long been used to describe vegetation and the color of chlorophyll, and its forms appear across a wide range of German dialects and styles.

Usage and symbolism: Green is associated with nature, growth, and renewal, and carries ecological and environmental connotations in modern usage. In design, gardening, and everyday language, grünes describes items that are green in color (for example, grünes Gemüse, ein grünes Blatt). Idiomatic expressions include grünes Licht (permission to proceed) and grüner Daumen (green thumb). The color also features prominently in art, heraldry, and cultural symbolism, varying in meaning by context.

See also: green (color), German language, Die Grünen (the German Green party).