krocht

Dutch

Alternative forms

• kroft (obsolete)

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós). Doublet of crypte, grot, and gruft.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɔxt/

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• Hyphenation: krocht
• Rhymes: -ɔxt

Noun

krocht f (plural krochten, diminutive krochtje n)

1. underground cavity, vile and dark subterranean location
2. bad, substandard housing; a shanty
3. (architecture) underground vault beneath a church, used as a chapel or a crypt

Synonyms

• (shanty) spelonk

German

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Verb

krocht

1. second-person plural preterite of kriechen