Groll

See also: groll

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁɔl/

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Etymology 1

Proper noun

Groll m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Grolls or (with an article) Groll, feminine genitive Groll, plural Grolls)

1. a German surname

Declension

Declension of Groll [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Groll	(eine)	(die)	Groll	(die)	Grolls
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Grolls, Groll1	(einer)	(der)	Groll	(der)	Grolls
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Groll	(einer)	(der)	Groll	(den)	Grolls
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Groll	(eine)	(die)	Groll	(die)	Grolls

¹With an article.

Etymology 2

From Middle High German grolle, related to English growl.

Noun

Groll m (strong or weak, genitive Grolles or Grolls or (obsolete) Grollen, no plural)

1. grudge

Declension

Declension of Groll [sg-only, masculine, strong // weak]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Groll
genitive	eines	des	Grolles, Grolls, Grollen1
dative	einem	dem	Groll, Grolle2, Grollen1
accusative	einen	den	Groll, Grollen1

¹Obsolete.
²Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• grollen

Further reading

• “Groll” in Duden online
• “Groll”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Plautdietsch

Noun

Groll m

1. malice, resentment, ill will