groeten

See also: gröten

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣrutə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: groe‧ten
• Rhymes: -utən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch groeten, from Old Dutch *gruoten, from Proto-West Germanic *grōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną.

Verb

groeten

1. (transitive) to greet
2. (transitive) to salute

Inflection

Conjugation of groeten (weak)
infinitive	groeten
past singular	groette
past participle	gegroet
infinitive	groeten
gerund	groeten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	groet	groette
2nd person sing. (jij)	groet	groette
2nd person sing. (u)	groet	groette
2nd person sing. (gij)	groet	groette
3rd person singular	groet	groette
plural	groeten	groetten
subjunctive sing.1	groete	groette
subjunctive plur.1	groeten	groetten
imperative sing.	groet
imperative plur.1	groet
participles	groetend	gegroet
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• begroeten

Descendants

• Afrikaans: groet
• Negerhollands: groet, gruet, groetnes
• → Caribbean Javanese: khrut

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

groeten

1. plural of groet

Anagrams

• groente

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *gruoten, from Proto-West Germanic *grōtijan.

Verb

groeten

1. to greet
2. (possibly ironic) to attack

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive	groeten
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	groeten
In genitive	groetens
In dative	groetene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	groete	—
2nd singular	groets, groetes	—
3rd singular	groet, groetet	—
1st plural	groeten	—
2nd plural	groet, groetet	—
3rd plural	groeten	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	groete	—
2nd singular	groets, groetes	—
3rd singular	groete	—
1st plural	groeten	—
2nd plural	groet, groetet	—
3rd plural	groeten	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	groet, groete
Plural	groet, groetet
	Present	Past
Participle	groetende	—

Alternative forms

• gruten

Descendants

• Dutch: groeten
  • Afrikaans: groet
  • Negerhollands: groet, gruet, groetnes
  • → Caribbean Javanese: khrut

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

groeten

1. Alternative spelling of grôten; inflection of grôot:
   1. masculine accusative/dative singular
   2. neuter dative singular
   3. dative plural

Further reading

• “groeten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “groeten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN