groef

See also: gröf

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣruf/
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  • Hyphenation: groef
  • Rhymes: -uf

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch groeve, grove, from Old Dutch gruova, from Proto-Germanic *grōbō. Doublet of groeve.

Noun

groef f or m (plural groeven, diminutive groefje n)

  1. wrinkle
  2. (woodwork, metalwork etc...) a groove carved into an object or a joint between two pieces of wood (such as a tongue and groove joint)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

groef

  1. singular past indicative of graven

Verb

groef

  1. first-person singular present indicative of groeven
  2. imperative of groeven
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