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grot

See also: grót, gröt, and grøt

English

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Etymology 1

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From grotto, by shortening, or French grotte.

Noun

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grot (plural grots)

  1. (poetic) A grotto.
    • 1819, John Keats, La Belle Dame sans Merci:
      She took me to her elfin grot, / And there she wept, and sigh'd full sore, / And there I shut her wild wild eyes / With kisses four.

Etymology 2

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Back-formation from grotty.

Noun

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grot (countable and uncountable, plural grots) (British)

  1. (slang, uncountable) Any unpleasant substance or material.
  2. (slang, countable) A miserable person.

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch grot, either directly from Italian grotta or indirectly via French grotte, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós).

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grot (plural grotte, diminutive grotjie)

  1. cave, cavern
    Synonym: spelonk
    Kuiergaste mag die grot net met 'n gids binnegaan.
    Tourists may enter the cave only with a guide.

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed directly from Italian grotta or indirectly via French grotte, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós). Doublet of crypte, krocht, and gruft.

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grot f (plural grotten, diminutive grotje n)

  1. cave, cavern
    Twaalf mensen waren omgekomen, nadat ze in een grot verdwaald geraakt waren.
    Twelve people had passed away, after they had got lost inside a cave.

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: grot

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Luxembourgish

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Adjective

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grot

  1. neuter nominative of gro
  2. neuter accusative of gro

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English grot, from Proto-Germanic *grutą.

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  • IPA(key): /ɡrɔːt/, /ɡrɔt/

Noun

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grot (plural grotes)

  1. Hulled grain.
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Dutch groot.

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grot (plural grotes or grottes)

  1. A groat or other silver coin of similar value, traditionally worth four pennies, or the weight corresponding to that coin.
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Old Dutch

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *graut, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz.

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grōt

  1. big, large
  2. great

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Further reading

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  • “grōt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *grutą.

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Noun

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grot n

  1. particle
  2. fragment

Declension

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Declension of grot (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative grot grot
accusative grot grot
genitive grotes grota
dative grote grotum

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Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *graut, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz, whence Old English great.

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grōt (comparative grōtoro, superlative grōtost)

  1. great

Declension

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Positive forms of grōt
Strong declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative grōt grōte grōt grōte grōt grōtu
accusative grōtana grōte grōt grōte grōta grōtu
genitive grōtes grōtarō grōtes grōtarō grōtaro grōtarō
dative grōtumu grōtum grōtumu grōtum grōtaro grōtum
Weak declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative grōto grōtu grōta grōtu grōta grōtu
accusative grōtun grōtun grōta grōtun grōtun grōtun
genitive grōtun grōtonō grōtun grōtonō grōtun grōtonō
dative grōtun grōtum grōtun grōtum grōtun grōtum
Comparative forms of grōt (weak only)
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative grōtoro grōtoru grōtora grōtoru grōtora grōtoru
accusative grōtorun grōtorun grōtora grōtorun grōtorun grōtorun
genitive grōtorun grōtoronō grōtorun grōtoronō grōtorun grōtoronō
dative grōtorun grōtorum grōtorun grōtorum grōtorun grōtorum
Superlative forms of grōt
Strong declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative grōtost grōtoste grōtost grōtoste grōtost grōtostu
accusative grōtostana grōtoste grōtost grōtoste grōtosta grōtostu
genitive grōtostes grōtostarō grōtostes grōtostarō grōtostaro grōtostarō
dative grōtostumu grōtostum grōtostumu grōtostum grōtostaro grōtostum
Weak declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative grōtosto grōtostu grōtosta grōtostu grōtosta grōtostu
accusative grōtostun grōtostun grōtosta grōtostun grōtostun grōtostun
genitive grōtostun grōtostonō grōtostun grōtostonō grōtostun grōtostonō
dative grōtostun grōtostum grōtostun grōtostum grōtostun grōtostum


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Polish

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grotъ.

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grot m inan

  1. arrowhead
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Declension of grot
singular plural
nominative grot groty
genitive grotu grotów
dative grotowi grotom
accusative grot groty
instrumental grotem grotami
locative grocie grotach
vocative grocie groty

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Dutch grootzeil.

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grot m inan

  1. mainsail
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Declension of grot
singular plural
nominative grot groty
genitive grota grotów
dative grotowi grotom
accusative grot groty
instrumental grotem grotami
locative grocie grotach
vocative grocie groty

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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grot f

  1. genitive plural of grota

Further reading

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  • grot in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • grot in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Russenorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed into Russenorsk from some older unknown pidgin developed during early Russian-Dutch trade. In this case, can be derived from e.g. Middle Dutch grôot or West Frisian grut.

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grot

  1. big
    Synonym: bolsa
    Грутъ стока по гафъ
    Grut stoka po gaf
    A big storm on the sea (with strong eastern wind)

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grot

  1. a lot, much
  2. very
    Grot vre kom
    Became very angry

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  • Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag

Swedish

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Etymology

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Acronym of grenar och toppar.

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grot c

  1. (forestry) logging waste, logging refuse

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