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See also: grót, gröt, and grøt

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From grotto, by shortening, or French grotte.

Noun

grot (plural grots)

  1. (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

Back-formation from grotty.

Noun

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

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

Anagrams

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

grot (plural grotte, diminutive grotjie)

  1. cave, cavern
    Synonym: spelonk
    Kuiergaste mag die grot net met 'n gids binnegaan.
    Tourists may enter the cave only with a guide.

Dutch

Etymology

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

Noun

grot f (plural grotten, diminutive grotje n)

  1. 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.

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: grot

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Luxembourgish

Adjective

grot

  1. neuter nominative of gro
  2. neuter accusative of gro

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡrɔːt/, /ɡrɔt/

Noun

grot (plural grotes)

  1. Hulled grain.
Descendants
References

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch groot.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

grot (plural grotes or grottes)

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

Etymology

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

Adjective

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grōt

  1. big, large
  2. great

Inflection

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strong declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative grōt grōt grōt grōta, grōte
accusative grōtan, grōten grōta grōt grōta, grōte
genitive grōtes grōtero grōtes grōtero
dative grōtin, grōtemo grōtero grōtin, grōtemo grōton
weak declension
case masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative grōto grōta grōta grōton
accusative grōton grōton grōta grōton
genitive grōtin grōton grōtin grōtono
dative grōtin grōton grōtin grōton
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Declension of grōt (a-stem)

Descendants

Further reading

  • “grōt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grutą.

Pronunciation

Noun

grot n

  1. particle
  2. fragment

Declension

Strong a-stem:

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singular plural
nominative grot grot
accusative grot grot
genitive grotes grota
dative grote grotum
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Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Adjective

grōt (comparative grōtoro, superlative grōtost)

  1. great

Declension

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Declension of grot
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative grōt grōt grōt grōte grōtu grōte
accusative grōtana grōt grōta grōte grōtu grōte
genitive grōtes grōtes grōtaro grōtarō grōtarō grōtarō
dative grōtumu grōtumu grōtaro grōtum grōtum grōtum
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine
nominative grōto grōta grōta grōtu
accusative grōtun grōta grōtun grōtun
genitive grōtun grōtun grōtun grōtonō
dative grōtun grōtun grōtun grōtum
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Comparative forms of grot (weak only)
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine
nominative grōtoro grōtora grōtora grōtoru
accusative grōtorun grōtora grōtorun grōtorun
genitive grōtorun grōtorun grōtorun grōtoronō
dative grōtorun grōtorun grōtorun grōtorum
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Strong declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative grōtost grōtost grōtost grōtoste grōtoste grōtostu
accusative grōtostana grōtost grōtosta grōtoste grōtoste grōtostu
genitive grōtostes grōtostes grōtostaro grōtostarō grōtostarō grōtostarō
dative grōtostumu grōtostumu grōtostaro grōtostum grōtostum grōtostum
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine
nominative grōtosto grōtosta grōtosta grōtostu
accusative grōtostun grōtosta grōtostun grōtostun
genitive grōtostun grōtostun grōtostun grōtostonō
dative grōtostun grōtostun grōtostun grōtostum
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Polish

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Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grotъ.

Noun

grot m inan

  1. arrowhead
  2. (in the plural, Przemyśl) household or homestead equipment
Declension
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singular plural
nominative grot groty
genitive grotu grotów
dative grotowi grotom
accusative grot groty
instrumental grotem grotami
locative grocie grotach
vocative grocie groty
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch grootzeil.

Noun

grot m inan

  1. mainsail
Declension
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singular plural
nominative grot groty
genitive grota grotów
dative grotowi grotom
accusative grot groty
instrumental grotem grotami
locative grocie grotach
vocative grocie groty
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Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

grot f

  1. genitive plural of grota

Further reading

  • grot in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • grot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Aleksander Saloni (1899) “groty”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 238

Russenorsk

Alternative forms

  • грутъ (grut)

Etymology

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

Adjective

grot

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

Adverb

grot

  1. a lot, much
  2. very
    Synonym: mera
    Grot vre kom
    Became very angry

References

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

Swedish

Etymology

Acronym of grenar och toppar.

Noun

grot c

  1. (forestry) logging waste, logging refuse

Derived terms

  • färskgrot
  • grotuttag
  • gröngrot

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