grot

See also: grót, gröt, and grøt

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(General American) IPA^(key): /ɡɹɑt/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɡɹɒt/
Audio (AU) (file)
Rhymes: -ɒt

Etymology 1[edit]

From grotto, by shortening, or French grotte.

Noun[edit]

grot (plural grots)

(poetic) A grotto.
- 1819, John Keats, La Belle Dame sans Merci:
  She took me to her elfin grot, / And there she wept, and sigh'd full sore, / And there I shut her wild wild eyes / With kisses four.

Etymology 2[edit]

Back-formation from grotty.

Noun[edit]

grot (countable and uncountable, plural grots) (British)

(slang, uncountable) Any unpleasant substance or material.
(slang, countable) A miserable person.

Anagrams[edit]

trog

Afrikaans[edit]

Afrikaans Wikipedia has an article on:

grot

Wikipedia ^af

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch grot, either directly from Italian grotta or indirectly via French grotte, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /χrɔt/
Audio (file)

Noun[edit]

grot (plural grotte, diminutive grotjie)

cave, cavern
Synonym: spelonk

Kuiergaste mag die grot net met 'n gids binnegaan.
Tourists may enter the cave only with a guide.

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed directly from Italian grotta or indirectly via French grotte, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós). Doublet of crypte, krocht, and gruft.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɣrɔt/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: grot
Rhymes: -ɔt

Noun[edit]

grot f (plural grotten, diminutive grotje n)

cave, cavern
Twaalf mensen waren omgekomen, nadat ze in een grot verdwaald geraakt waren.
Twelve people had passed away, after they had got lost inside a cave.

Synonyms[edit]

spelonk

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Descendants[edit]

Afrikaans: grot

Anagrams[edit]

trog

Luxembourgish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

grot

neuter nominative of gro
neuter accusative of gro

Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old English grot, from Proto-Germanic *grutą.

Alternative forms[edit]

grott, grotte

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɡrɔːt/, /ɡrɔt/

Noun[edit]

grot (plural grotes)

Hulled grain.

Descendants[edit]

English: groat
Yola: gurt, grut

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɡrɔːt/

Noun[edit]

grot (plural grotes or grottes)

A groat or other silver coin of similar value, traditionally worth four pennies, or the weight corresponding to that coin.

Descendants[edit]

English: groat
Yola: grate

References[edit]

“grōt, n.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-02-22.

Old Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *graut, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz.

Adjective[edit]

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grōt

big, large
great

Inflection[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

Middle Dutch: grôot
- Dutch: groot
  - Afrikaans: groot
  - Berbice Creole Dutch: groto
  - Jersey Dutch: x'rôt
  - Negerhollands: groot, grooto, guṅgu, gro
    - → Virgin Islands Creole: gungu (dated)
  - Petjo: groot
  - Skepi Creole Dutch: groat
- Limburgish: groeat
- Zealandic: groôt

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *grutą.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɡrot/

Noun[edit]

grot n

Declension[edit]

Declension of grot (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	grot	grot
accusative	grot	grot
genitive	grotes	grota
dative	grote	grotum

Descendants[edit]

Middle English: grot, grott, grotte
- English: groat
- Yola: gurt, grut

Old Saxon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *graut, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz, whence Old English great.

Adjective[edit]

grōt (comparative grōtoro, superlative grōtost)

great

Declension[edit]

Positive forms of grōt

Strong declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	grōt	grōte	grōt	grōte	grōt	grōtu
accusative	grōtana	grōte	grōt	grōte	grōta	grōtu
genitive	grōtes	grōtarō	grōtes	grōtarō	grōtaro	grōtarō
dative	grōtumu	grōtum	grōtumu	grōtum	grōtaro	grōtum

Weak declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	grōto	grōtu	grōta	grōtu	grōta	grōtu
accusative	grōtun	grōtun	grōta	grōtun	grōtun	grōtun
genitive	grōtun	grōtonō	grōtun	grōtonō	grōtun	grōtonō
dative	grōtun	grōtum	grōtun	grōtum	grōtun	grōtum

Comparative forms of grōt (weak only)

gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	grōtoro	grōtoru	grōtora	grōtoru	grōtora	grōtoru
accusative	grōtorun	grōtorun	grōtora	grōtorun	grōtorun	grōtorun
genitive	grōtorun	grōtoronō	grōtorun	grōtoronō	grōtorun	grōtoronō
dative	grōtorun	grōtorum	grōtorun	grōtorum	grōtorun	grōtorum

Superlative forms of grōt

Strong declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	grōtost	grōtoste	grōtost	grōtoste	grōtost	grōtostu
accusative	grōtostana	grōtoste	grōtost	grōtoste	grōtosta	grōtostu
genitive	grōtostes	grōtostarō	grōtostes	grōtostarō	grōtostaro	grōtostarō
dative	grōtostumu	grōtostum	grōtostumu	grōtostum	grōtostaro	grōtostum

Weak declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	grōtosto	grōtostu	grōtosta	grōtostu	grōtosta	grōtostu
accusative	grōtostun	grōtostun	grōtosta	grōtostun	grōtostun	grōtostun
genitive	grōtostun	grōtostonō	grōtostun	grōtostonō	grōtostun	grōtostonō
dative	grōtostun	grōtostum	grōtostun	grōtostum	grōtostun	grōtostum

Descendants[edit]

Middle Low German: grôt
- Low German: groot
  - German Low German: groot; graut (Münsterländisch)
    Plautdietsch: groot

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

grot

Wikipedia ^pl

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɡrɔt/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɔt
Syllabification: grot

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grotъ.

Noun[edit]

grot m inan

arrowhead

Declension[edit]

Declension of grot

	singular	plural
nominative	grot	groty
genitive	grotu	grotów
dative	grotowi	grotom
accusative	grot	groty
instrumental	grotem	grotami
locative	grocie	grotach
vocative	grocie	groty

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Dutch grootzeil.

Noun[edit]

grot m inan

mainsail

Declension[edit]

Declension of grot

	singular	plural
nominative	grot	groty
genitive	grota	grotów
dative	grotowi	grotom
accusative	grot	groty
instrumental	grotem	grotami
locative	grocie	grotach
vocative	grocie	groty

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

grot f

genitive plural of grota

Russenorsk[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

грутъ (grut)

Etymology[edit]

Probably borrowed into Russenorsk from some older unknown pidgin developed during early Russian-Dutch trade. In this case, can be derived from e.g. Middle Dutch grôot or West Frisian grut.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɡruːt/

Adjective[edit]

grot

big
Synonym: bolsa

Грутъ стока по гафъ
Grut stoka po gaf
A big storm on the sea (with strong eastern wind)

Adverb[edit]

grot

a lot, much
very
Grot vre kom
Became very angry

References[edit]

Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag

grot

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