See also: Groot and groot-

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch groot.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /χrʊət/
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Adjective edit

groot (attributive groot, comparative groter, superlative grootste)

  1. great; big; large
    Antonym: klein
    Hoofstede is groot en lawaaierig.
    Capital cities are big and noisy.

Derived terms edit

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch grôot, from Old Dutch grōt, from Proto-West Germanic *graut, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

groot (comparative groter, superlative grootst)

  1. big, large, great
    Antonym: klein
    Kijk, wat een groot gebouw!
    Look, what a big building!
  2. great, important, eminent, heroic
  3. tall
    Synonym: lang
    Antonyms: klein, kort
  4. adult
    Synonym: volwassen
    Antonym: klein

Inflection edit

Inflection of groot
uninflected groot
inflected grote
comparative groter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial groot groter het grootst
het grootste
indefinite m./f. sing. grote grotere grootste
n. sing. groot groter grootste
plural grote grotere grootste
definite grote grotere grootste
partitive groots groters

Derived terms edit

species names

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: groot
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: groto
  • Jersey Dutch: x'rôt
  • Negerhollands: groot, grooto, guṅgu, gro
    • Virgin Islands Creole: gungu (dated)
  • Petjo: groot
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: groat

Further reading edit

German Low German edit

Alternative forms edit

  • grout (New Saxon Spelling)

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German grôt, from Old Saxon grōt, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡroːt/, /ɣroːt/

Adjective edit

groot (comparative grötter, superlative gröttst)

  1. big, great
    Kiek mal, wat en groot Huus!
    Look, what a big house!
  2. large
    Dat is so'n grote Straat!
    That's such a broad street!
  3. tall
    Peter is ganz grötter as Thomas!
    Peter is taller than Thomas!
  4. adult
    Du büst nu groot! Do dat nich mehr!
    You're an adult now! Don't do that!

Declension edit

Antonyms edit

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Old Dutch grōt, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz.

Adjective edit

grôot (comparative grôter)

  1. big, large
  2. tall
  3. adult
  4. important, great

Inflection edit

Adjective
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative Indefinite grôot grôte grôot grôte
Definite grôte grôte
Accusative Indefinite grôten grôte grôot grôte
Definite grôte
Genitive grôots grôter grôots grôter
Dative grôten grôter grôten grôten

Descendants edit

Adverb edit

grôot

  1. greatly, very

Further reading edit

Plautdietsch edit

Adjective edit

groot (comparative jrata, superlative jratsta)

  1. big, large
  2. great, immense
  3. massive, ample
  4. grand
  5. important, great
    • 2003, De Bibel, Markus (Mark) 10:43:
      Mank junt saul daut oba nich soo sennen; wäa mank junt well groot sennen, saul jun Deena sennen;
      But that shall not be so among you; whoever wants to be great among you shall be your servant;

Saterland Frisian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Frisian grāt, from Proto-West Germanic *graut, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz. Cognates include West Frisian grut and German groß.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

groot (masculine groten, feminine, plural or definite grote, comparative gratter, superlative grootst)

  1. big, large
  2. adult, grown-up

Antonyms edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Marron C. Fort (2015), “groot”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN