grond

See also: Grond

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch grond, from Middle Dutch gront, from Old Dutch grunt, from Proto-Germanic *grunduz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈχrɔnt/

• Audio:

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Noun

grond (plural gronde, diminutive grondjie)

1. (uncountable) ground, dirt, soil
2. (uncountable) floor, ground
3. ground, land, territory

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gront, from Old Dutch grunt, from Proto-West Germanic *grundu, from Proto-Germanic *grunduz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣrɔnt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: grond
• Rhymes: -ɔnt

Noun

grond m (plural gronden, diminutive grondje n)

1. (uncountable) ground, dirt, soil
2. (uncountable) floor, ground

   op de grond ― on the floor/ground

3. ground, land, territory

Derived terms

• achtergrond
• gegrond
• grondelen
• grondig
• grondrecht
• grondvorm
• grondwater
• grondwet
• grondwoord
• ondergronds
• voorgrond

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: grond
• Berbice Creole Dutch: grondo
• Jersey Dutch: grânt
• Negerhollands: grond, gron, grun
• Skepi Creole Dutch: groond
• → Sranan Tongo: gron

Anagrams

• drong

Romansch

Alternative forms

• grànd (Sutsilvan)
• grand (Puter)

Etymology

From Latin grandis, grandem.

Adjective

grond m (feminine singular gronda, masculine plural gronds, feminine plural grondas)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) big, large
2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) tall