grænni

Grænni is the Icelandic word for the comparative degree of the adjective grænn, meaning “greener.” It is used to compare two or more objects with respect to the color green.

In Icelandic grammar, adjectives are inflected for gender, number, and case, so grænni appears in the appropriate comparative form according to the syntactic context. The exact spelling and pronunciation can vary with surrounding words and grammatical role, but its function remains to express a higher degree of the color green relative to another item.

Etymology traces grænni to the Old Norse word grænn, which in turn comes from Proto-Germanic roots associated with the color green. Cognate terms appear in other North Germanic languages, reflecting a shared linguistic heritage for color terminology across the region.

Usage and register: grænni is a standard, neutral form used in everyday language, descriptive writing, and formal contexts whenever a direct comparison of greenness is required. As with other Icelandic adjectives, its inflection depends on the gender, number, and case of the noun it modifies.

See also: grænn, green in Icelandic, comparative forms in Icelandic grammar.