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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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grout
English
Alternative forms
- grewt, grut (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English growte, grut, from Old English gr?t (“dregs; coarse meal”), from Proto-Germanic *gr?t? (compare Dutch gruit (“dregs”), German Grauß, Norwegian grut (“ground”)), lengthening of Proto-Germanic *grut?. Related to grit.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??a?t/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /???ut/
- Rhymes: -a?t
Noun
grout (countable and uncountable, plural grouts)
- A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.
- (now rare) Coarse meal; groats.
- (now rare) (typically used in the plural) Dregs, sediment.
- 1857, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit, Book 1, Chapter 5
- grouts of tea
- 1857, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit, Book 1, Chapter 5
- (Britain, obsolete) A kind of beer or ale.
Related terms
- groat
- grits
- gruel
Translations
Verb
grout (third-person singular simple present grouts, present participle grouting, simple past and past participle grouted)
- To insert mortar between tiles.
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Rutog
Dutch
Noun
grout ? (uncountable)
- grout
Middle English
Noun
grout
- Alternative form of growte
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