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grop

grop

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

grop f, m (definite singular gropa or gropen, indefinite plural groper, definite plural gropene)

  1. a depression, hollow, hole, cavity, pothole (in the road)
    • ... begge var smale veier med dype groper etter kjerrene til bønder som hadde dratt korn opp fra elven.

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Related to the verb grave

Noun

grop f (definite singular gropa, indefinite plural groper, definite plural gropene)

  1. a depression, hollow, hole, cavity, pothole (in the road)

References


Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish grop, grope.

Noun

grop c

  1. hole in the ground
  2. hollow; a sunken area in something solid

Derived terms

  • smilgrop
  • väggrop