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groen

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See also: Groen and grön

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch groen, from Middle Dutch groene, from Old Dutch *gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /χrun/
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Adjective

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groen (attributive groen, comparative groener, superlative groenste)

  1. green

Inflection

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Inflection of groen
  predicative attributive independent partitive
singular plural
positive groen groene groenes groens
comparative groener groenere groeneres groeners
superlative groenste groenstes —

Dutch

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Middle Dutch groene, from Old Dutch *gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European *gróh₁nis, from *gʰreh₁-.

    Compare Low German grön, gröön, German grün, West Frisian grien, English green, Danish grøn.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    groen (comparative groener, superlative groenst)

    1. green
      De bomen worden in de lente groen. ― The trees turn green in the spring.
    2. (ecology) pertaining to terrestrial nature
      Coordinate terms: blauw, groenblauw
    3. (politics) green, relating to green parties, green politics or sustainability in general
      Ze stemde op de groene partij vanwege hun beleid over klimaatverandering. ― She voted for the green party because of their policy on climate change.
      De stad heeft groene initiatieven gelanceerd om de CO2-uitstoot te verminderen. ― The city has launched green initiatives to reduce carbon emissions.

    Declension

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    Declension of groen
    uninflected groen
    inflected groene
    comparative groener
    positive comparative superlative
    predicative/adverbial groen groener het groenst
    het groenste
    indefinite m./f. sing. groene groenere groenste
    n. sing. groen groener groenste
    plural groene groenere groenste
    definite groene groenere groenste
    partitive groens groeners —

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Afrikaans: groen
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: grun
    • Negerhollands: groen, grun
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: gruin
    • Sranan Tongo: grun

    Noun

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    groen n (uncountable, no diminutive)

    1. the colour green
    2. (informal) greenery, verdure

    See also

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    Colors in Dutch · kleuren (layout · text)
         wit      grijs      zwart
                 rood; karmijnrood              oranje; bruin              geel; roomwit
                 groengeel/limoengroen              groen             
                 blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw              azuurblauw              blauw
                 violet; indigo              magenta; paars              roze

    Luxembourgish

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    Adjective

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    groen

    1. masculine nominative of gro
    2. masculine accusative of gro
    3. masculine dative of gro
    4. neuter dative of gro
    5. plural dative of gro

    Welsh

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    Noun

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    groen

    1. soft mutation of croen (“skin”)

    Mutation

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    Mutated forms of croen
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    croen groen nghroen chroen

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.