groef

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See also: gröf

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɣruf/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: groef
  • Rhymes: -uf

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch groeve, grove, from Old Dutch gruova, from Proto-Germanic *grōbō. Doublet of groeve.

Noun[edit]

groef f or m (plural groeven, diminutive groefje n)

  1. wrinkle
  2. (woodwork, metalwork etc...) a groove carved into an object or a joint between two pieces of wood (such as a tongue and groove joint)
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

groef

  1. singular past indicative of graven

Verb[edit]

groef

  1. inflection of groeven:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative