/ɡroːt/, /ɣroːt/
HerkumstFrom Middle Low German grôt, from Old Saxon grōt, from Proto-West Germanic *graut, from Proto-Germanic *grautaz (“big, large”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to rub; to stroke; to grind; to remove”).
- 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!
Formengrötter(comparative) · gröttst(superlative) · he is groot(masculine, predicative, singular) · se is groot(feminine, predicative, singular) · dat is groot(neuter, predicative, singular) · se sünd groot(plural, predicative) · een Groots(masculine, partitive, singular) · een Groots(feminine, partitive, singular) · wat Groots(neuter, partitive, singular) · allens Groot(partitive, plural) · grote(masculine, nominative, singular, strong, without-article) · grote(feminine, nominative, singular, strong, without-article) · groot(neuter, nominative, singular, strong, without-article) · grote(nominative, plural, strong, without-article) · groten(masculine, oblique, singular, strong, without-article) · grote(feminine, oblique, singular, strong, without-article) · groot(neuter, oblique, singular, strong, without-article) · grote(oblique, plural, strong, without-article) · de grote(definite, includes-article, masculine, nominative, singular, weak) · de grote(definite, feminine, includes-article, nominative, singular, weak)
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