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grot
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /???t/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Etymology 1
From grotto, by shortening, or French grotte.
Noun
grot (plural grots)
- (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.
- 1819, John Keats, La Belle Dame sans Merci:
Etymology 2
Back-formation from grotty.
Noun
grot (countable and uncountable, plural grots) (Britain)
- (slang, uncountable) Any unpleasant substance or material.
- (slang, countable) A miserable person.
Anagrams
- trog
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch grot, either directly from Italian grotta or indirectly via French grotte, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek ??????? (kruptós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r?t/
Noun
grot (plural grotte, diminutive grotjie)
- cave, cavern
- Synonym: spelonk
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed directly from Italian grotta or indirectly via French grotte, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek ??????? (kruptós). Doublet of crypte, krocht, and gruft.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r?t/
- Hyphenation: grot
- Rhymes: -?t
Noun
grot f (plural grotten, diminutive grotje n)
- cave, cavern
Synonyms
- spelonk
Derived terms
- grotbewoner
- grotschildering
- grotspelonk
- grottenbeer
- grottenhyena
- grottenleeuw
- ijsgrot
- lavagrot
Related terms
- crypte
- krocht
Descendants
- Afrikaans: grot
Anagrams
- trog
Luxembourgish
Adjective
grot
- neuter nominative of gro
- neuter accusative of gro
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English grot, from Proto-Germanic *grut?.
Alternative forms
- grotte
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r??t/, /?r?t/
Noun
grot (plural grotes)
- groat
Descendants
- English: groat
- Yola: gurt, grut
References
- “gr??t, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “gr?tes, n.(2) plural.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch groot.
Alternative forms
- groot, grote, groote
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r??t/
Noun
grot (plural grotes or grottes)
- A groat or other silver coin of similar value, traditionally worth four pennies, or the weight corresponding to that coin.
Descendants
- English: groat
- Yola: grate
References
- “gr?t, n.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-02-22.
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *grautaz.
Adjective
gr?t
- big, large
- great
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: grôot
- Dutch: groot
- Afrikaans: groot
- Limburgish: groeat
- Zealandic: groôt
- Dutch: groot
Further reading
- “gr?t”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?rot/
Noun
grot n
- particle
- fragment
Declension
Descendants
- Middle English: grot, grotte
- English: groat
- Yola: gurt, grut
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *grautaz, whence Old English great.
Adjective
gr?t (comparative gr?toro, superlative gr?tost)
- great
Declension
Descendants
- Middle Low German: grôt
- Low German: groot
- German Low German: groot; graut (Münsterländisch)
- Plautdietsch: groot
- German Low German: groot; graut (Münsterländisch)
- ? Westrobothnian: grótt
- Low German: groot
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r?t/
Noun
grot m inan
- arrowhead
Declension
Noun
grot m inan
- mainsail
Declension
Noun
grot f
- genitive plural of grota
Further reading
- grot in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- grot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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frot
English
Etymology
From Old French froter (“to rub, to polish”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /f??t/
- Rhymes: -?t
- Homophone: fraught (in accents with the cot-caught merger)
Verb
frot (third-person singular simple present frots, present participle frotting, simple past and past participle frotted)
- (slang) To rub one's genitals – usually the penis – against another person for sexual gratification.
- (archaic) To rub, chafe.
- (tanning) To work leather by rubbing.
Translations
Noun
frot (plural frots)
- A sexual act in which two males rub each other's penises.
Related terms
- frotteurism
- frottage
Translations
Anagrams
- Fort, for't, fort
Luxembourgish
Verb
frot
- second-person plural present indicative of froen
- first-person singular preterite indicative of froen
- third-person singular preterite indicative of froen
- second-person plural preterite indicative of froen
- second-person plural imperative of froen
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