groot
Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]groot (attributive groot, comparative groter, superlative grootste)
Inflection
[edit]predicative | attributive | independent | partitive | ||
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singular | plural | ||||
positive | groot | grote | grotes | groots | |
comparative | groter | grotere | groteres | groters | |
superlative | grootste | grootstes | — |
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)
- big, large, great
- Antonym: klein
- Kijk, wat een groot gebouw! ― Look, what a big building!
- great, important, eminent, heroic
- Rachel Carson was een groot schrijfster. ― Rachel Carson was a great writer.
- tall
- adult
Declension
[edit]Declension of groot | ||||
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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]- groot avondrood
- groot geaderd witje
- groot koolwitje
- groot springzaad
- grote alexanderparkiet
- grote barmsijs
- grote bonte specht
- grote boodschap
- grote bosmuis
- grote Canadese gans
- grote egelskop
- grote fuut
- grote geelkuifkaketoe
- grote gele kwikstaart
- grote grijze snip
- grote jager
- grote kanoet
- grote kattenstaart
- grote klaproos
- grote kroosvaren
- grote leeuwenbek
- grote mantelmeeuw
- grote pieper
- grote pimpernel
- grote ratelaar
- grote stern
- grote tafeleend
- grote trap
- grote wederik
- grote weegbree
- grote zaagbek
- grote zee-eend
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]- Matthias de Vries, Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864) “groot I”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001
- Matthias de Vries, Lambert Allard te Winkel (1864) “groot II”, in Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, published 2001
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]Adjective
[edit]groot (comparative grötter, superlative gröttst)
- big, great
- Kiek mal, wat en groot Huus!
- Look, what a big house!
- large
- Dat is so'n grote Straat!
- That's such a broad street!
- tall
- Peter is ganz grötter as Thomas!
- Peter is taller than Thomas!
- adult
- Du büst nu groot! Do dat nich mehr!
- You're an adult now! Don't do that!
Declension
[edit]gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is groot | se is groot | dat is groot | se sünd groot | |
partitive | een Groots | een Groots | wat Groots | allens Groot | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | grote | grote | groot | grote |
oblique | groten | grote | groot | grote | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de grote | de grote | dat grote | de groten |
oblique | den groten | de grote | dat grote | de groten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en grote/groten | en grote | en groot/grotet | (keen) groten |
oblique | en groten | en grote | en groot/grotet | (keen) groten |
gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is grötter | se is grötter | dat is grötter | se sünd grötter | |
partitive | een grötters | een grötters | wat grötters | allens grötter | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | gröttere | gröttere | grötter | gröttere |
oblique | gröttern | gröttere | grötter | gröttere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de gröttere | de gröttere | dat gröttere | de gröttern |
oblique | den gröttern | de gröttere | dat gröttere | de gröttern | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en gröttere/grötteren | en gröttere | en grötter | (keen) gröttern |
oblique | en gröttern | en gröttere | en grötter | (keen) gröttern |
gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is de Gröttste | se is de Gröttste | dat is dat Gröttste | se sünd de Gröttsten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | gröttste | gröttste | gröttst | gröttste |
oblique | gröttsten | gröttste | gröttst | gröttste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de gröttste | de gröttste | dat gröttste | de gröttsten |
oblique | den gröttsten | de gröttste | dat gröttste | de gröttsten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en gröttste/gröttsten | en gröttste | en gröttst | (keen) gröttsten |
oblique | en gröttsten | en gröttste | en gröttst | (keen) gröttsten |
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “big”): lütt
- (antonym(s) of “tall”): lütt, leeg
- (antonym(s) of “adult”): jung, kinnerlig
Middle Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Dutch grōt, from Proto-West Germanic *graut, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz.
Adjective
[edit]grôot (comparative grôter)
Inflection
[edit]Adjective | |||||
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Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | ||
Nominative | Indefinite | grôot | grôte | grôot | grôte |
Definite | grôte | grôte | |||
Accusative | Indefinite | grôten | grôte | grôot | grôte |
Definite | grôte | ||||
Genitive | Indefinite | grôots | grôter | grôots | grôter |
Definite | grôots, grôten | grôots, grôten | |||
Dative | grôten | grôter | grôten | grôten |
Descendants
[edit]Adverb
[edit]grôot
Further reading
[edit]- “groot (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “groot (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “groot (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Plautdietsch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German Low German groot
Adjective
[edit]groot (comparative jrata, superlative jratsta)
- big, large
- great, immense
- massive, ample
- grand
- 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;
- 2003, De Bibel, Markus (Mark) 10:43:
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)
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “big”): litje
Derived terms
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