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groot

groot

See also: groot-

Afrikaans

Adjective

groot (attributive grote, comparative groter, superlative grootste)

  1. great; big; large

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣroːt/
  • Rhymes: -oːt

Etymology

From Middle Dutch groot, from Old Dutch *grōt, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz. More at English great.

Adjective

groot (comparative groter, superlative grootst)

  1. big, great ant. syn.
    Kijk, wat een groot gebouw!
    Look, what a big building!
  2. tall ant.
  3. adult ant.

Inflection

Inflection of groot
uninflected groot
inflected grote
comparative groter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial groot groter het grootst
het grootste
indefinite m./f. sing. grote grotere grootste
n. sing. groot groter grootste
plural grote grotere grootste
definite grote grotere grootste
partitive groots groters

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German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Dutch groot, from Old Saxon grōt, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡroːt/

Adjective

groot (comparative grötter, superlative gröttst)

  1. big, great
    Kiek mal, wat en groot Huus!
    Look, what a big house!
  2. large
    Dat is so'n grote Straat!
    That's such a broad street!
  3. tall
    Peter is ganz grötter as Thomas!
    Peter is taller than Thomas!
  4. adult
    Du büst nu groot! Do dat nich mehr!
    You're an adult now! Don't do that!

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Plautdietsch

Adjective

groot (comparative jrata, superlative jratsta)

  1. big, large
  2. great, immense
  3. massive, ample
  4. grand