Grothendieck

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Grothendieck.

Proper noun

Grothendieck (plural Grothendiecks)

1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

• Grothendieck group
• Grothendieckian
• Grothendieck-Riemann-Roch theorem
• Grothendieck topology
• Grothendieck universe

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Grothendieck”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 91.
• Forebears

French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Grothendieck.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁo.tœn.dik/

Proper noun

Grothendieck m or f

1. a French surname from German, equivalent to English Grothendieck

Derived terms

• grothendieckien
• groupe de grothendieck

 

Further reading

• Forebears (French)
• filae.com

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German or Dutch Grootendijk/Grootendyk.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Grothendieck m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Grothendiecks or (with an article) Grothendieck, feminine genitive Grothendieck, plural Grothendiecks)

1. a surname

Derived terms

• Grothendieck-Gruppe
• Grothendieck-Spektralsequenz
• Grothendieck-Topologie
• Grothendieck-Universum
• Grothendiecks Spursatz

 

Descendants

• English: Grothendieck
• French: Grothendieck

Further reading

• Forebears