groeten

See also: gröten

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣrutə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: groe‧ten
• Rhymes: -utən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch groeten, from Old Dutch *gruoten, from Proto-West Germanic *grōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną.

Verb

groeten

1. (transitive) to greet
2. (transitive) to salute

Conjugation

Conjugation of groeten (weak)
infinitive	groeten
past singular	groette
past participle	gegroet
infinitive	groeten
gerund	groeten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	groet	groette
2nd person sing. (jij)	groet	groette
2nd person sing. (u)	groet	groette
2nd person sing. (gij)	groet	groette
3rd person singular	groet	groette
plural	groeten	groetten
subjunctive sing.1	groete	groette
subjunctive plur.1	groeten	groetten
imperative sing.	groet
imperative plur.1	groet
participles	groetend	gegroet
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• begroeten

Related terms

• groet

Descendants

• Afrikaans: groet
• Negerhollands: groet, gruet, groetnes
• → Caribbean Javanese: khrut

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

groeten

1. plural of groet

Anagrams

• groente

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *gruoten, from Proto-West Germanic *grōtijan.

Verb

groeten

1. to greet
2. (possibly ironic) to attack

Inflection

Conjugation of groeten (weak)

infinitive	base form	groeten
	genitive	groetens
	dative	groetene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		groete	—		groete	—
2nd person singular		groets, groetes	—		groets, groetes	—
3rd person singular		groet, groetet	—		groete	—
1st person plural		groeten	—		groeten	—
2nd person plural		groet, groetet	—		groet, groetet	—
3rd person plural		groeten	—		groeten	—
		imperative
singular		groet, groete
plural		groet, groetet
		present	past
participle		groetende	—

Alternative forms

• gruten

Descendants

• Dutch: groeten
  • Afrikaans: groet
  • Negerhollands: groet, gruet, groetnes
  • → Caribbean Javanese: khrut

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

groeten

1. alternative spelling of grôten; inflection of grôot:
   1. masculine accusative/dative singular
   2. neuter dative singular
   3. dative plural

Further reading

• “groeten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “groeten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN