griet
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -it
Etymology 1 edit
An onomatopoeia.
Noun edit
griet m (plural grieten, diminutive grietje n)
Etymology 2 edit
From the Dutch girl's name Margriet, cognate with English Margaret.
Noun edit
griet f (plural grieten, diminutive grietje n)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
A euphemistic alteration of god (“god”) in curse words, to remove the blasphemous nature.
Noun edit
griet m (uncountable)
- euphemism for God, notable as an alternative for blasphemous cursing
Etymology 4 edit
Possibly from a word meaning "sandstone, grit," referring to the shingle seabed the fish resides on, from Middle Dutch griet, from Old Dutch *griot, from Frankish *greota, from Proto-Germanic *greutą.
Noun edit
griet f (plural grieten, diminutive grietje n)
- brill, a fish of species Rhombus vulgaris
References edit
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]