grøft

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish gryft, from Old Norse grǫptr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡ̊ʁœfd̥]

Noun

grøft c (singular definite grøften, plural indefinite grøfter)

1. ditch, trench

Inflection

Declension of grøft

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	grøft	grøften	grøfter	grøfterne
genitive	grøfts	grøftens	grøfters	grøfternes

Derived terms

• grøfte
• grøftegraver
• grøftegravning
• grøftekant
• grøfterensning
• grøftevand
• muddergrøft
• vejgrøft

References

• “grøft” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse grǫptr, grǫftr (“digging, burial”), from Proto-Germanic *graftuz (“digging, carving”), from *grabaną (“to dig”) +‎ *-þuz, first part from Proto-Indo-European *gʰróbʰ-, o-grade form of Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to dig, scratch, bury”).

Noun

grøft f or m (definite singular grøfta or grøften, indefinite plural grøfter, definite plural grøftene)

1. a ditch (for water)
2. a trench (for pipes and cables)

References

• “grøft” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• greft

Etymology

From Old Norse grǫptr, from Proto-Germanic *graftuz. Related to grava (“to dig”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrœft/

Noun

grøft f (definite singular grøfta, indefinite plural grøfter, definite plural grøftene)

1. a ditch (for water)
2. a trench (for pipes and cables)

References

• “grøft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.