grej

== Danish == === Etymology === Older greje, from Norwegian greie, from Old Norse greiði m (“account”), greiði n (“tool”), derived from the verb greiða (Danish greje). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡrajˀ/, [ˈɡ̊ʁɑjˀ] === Noun === grej n (singular definite grejet, plural indefinite grejer) (in the singular or in the plural) tools, stuff ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== barbergrej fiskegrej køkkengrej lappegrej malergrej === References === “grej” in Den Danske Ordbog “grejer” in Den Danske Ordbog == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English gray, originally named after English physicist Louis Harold Gray (1905–1965). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡrɛj/ Rhymes: -ɛj Syllabification: grej === Noun === grej m inan gray (unit of absorbed dose of radiation) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === grej in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French grège. === Noun === grej n (uncountable) greige ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === From earlier greja (whence the alternative plural form grejor). Borrowed from Norwegian greie, (dialectal) greida (“arrangement, (pl.) tools”). Derived from Old Norse greiða (“to arrange, comb, pay, perform”). Cognate with Danish grej, Norwegian Bokmål greie, and Norwegian Nynorsk greie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡrɛj/ Rhymes: -ɛj === Noun === grej c (colloquial) a thing (concrete or abstract – also of events, like in English) Synonym: sak Vad är det där för röd grej? ― What is that red thing? De har en ny grej på gång ― They have a new thing they're working on Det hände en konstig grej igår. ― A strange thing happened yesterday. a thing (something that exists, as opposed to not) Jag visste inte att det var en grej. ― I didn't know it was a thing. thing (subjective liking) Atonal musik är inte min grej. ― Atonal music is not my thing. thing, deal (point) Synonym: sak thing, deal (appeal) thing (central (distinguishing) thing, in some context) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== grejsimojs c or n (“thingumajig”) ==== Related terms ==== greja (“to manage”) reda (“to order; order”) ==== See also ==== === References === === Further reading === “grej”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “grej”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)