groen
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Etymology
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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Adjective
groen (attributive groen, comparative groener, superlative groenste)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch groene, from Old Dutch *gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.
Compare Low German grön, gröön, German grün, West Frisian grien, English green, Danish grøn.
Pronunciation
Adjective
groen (comparative groener, superlative groenst)
- green
- De bomen worden in de lente groen. ― The trees turn green in the spring.
- (politics) green, relating to green parties or green politics
- 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
| 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
- altijdgroen
- bladgroen
- donkergroen
- gifgroen
- glasgroen
- grasgroen
- groen dak
- groenachtig
- groenbedrijf
- groenbemesting
- groenblijvend
- groenbruin
- Groene Hart
- groene specht
- groenekool
- groenen
- groengeel
- groengordel
- groengrond
- groenharing
- groenig
- Groenland
- groenland
- groenling
- groenpootruiter
- groensteel
- groenstrook
- groentaks
- groente
- groentijd
- groentje
- groenvink
- groenvleugelara
- groenvoeder
- groenvoer
- groenvoorziening
- groenwieren
- juffertje-in-'t-groen
- kopergroen
- legergroen
- lentegroen
- lichtgroen
- malachietgroen
- mintgroen
- mosgroen
- olijfgroen
- ontgroenen
- vergroenen
- zeegroen
Descendants
See also
| wit | grijs | zwart |
| rood; karmijnrood | oranje; bruin | geel; roomwit |
| groengeel/limoengroen | groen | |
| blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw | azuurblauw | blauw |
| violet; indigo | magenta; paars | roze |
Adjective
groen
Noun
groen
Mutation
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