grof

See also: gróf, gröf, and Grof

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch grof, from Old Dutch *grof, from Proto-Germanic *grubaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣrɔf/
  • Rhymes: -ɔf
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Adjective

grof (comparative grover or groffer, superlative grofst)

  1. rough, coarse
  2. rude

Inflection

(either)

Inflection of grof
uninflected grof
inflected grove
comparative grover
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial grofgroverhet grofst
het grofste
indefinite m./f. sing. grovegroveregrofste
n. sing. grofgrovergrofste
plural grovegroveregrofste
definite grovegroveregrofste
partitive grofsgrovers—

(or less commonly)

Inflection of grof
uninflected grof
inflected groffe
comparative groffer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial grofgrofferhet grofst
het grofste
indefinite m./f. sing. groffegrofferegrofste
n. sing. grofgroffergrofste
plural groffegrofferegrofste
definite groffegrofferegrofste
partitive grofsgroffers—

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *grof, from Proto-Germanic *grubaz.

Adjective

grof

  1. thick
  2. large, great
  3. course, rough

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: grof
  • Limburgish: graof
  • → English: gruff

Further reading
  • “grof (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “grof (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Noun

grof

  1. Alternative form of grove

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

grȍf m (Cyrillic spelling гро̏ф)

  1. count
  2. earl

Declension
Declension of grof
singular plural
nominative grȍf gròfovi
genitive gròfa grofova
dative grofu grofovima
accusative grofa grofove
vocative grofe grofovi
locative grofu grofovima
instrumental grofom grofovima

Slovene

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrɔ́f/
  • Tonal orthography: grȍf

Noun

gròf m anim (genitive grôfa, nominative plural grôfi or grôfje, feminine grofíca)

  1. count (male ruler of a county)

Declension
Declension of gròf (masculine anim., hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative gròf grôfa grôfi,
grôfje
accusative grôfa grôfa grôfe
genitive grôfa grôfov grôfov
dative grôfu grôfoma grôfom
locative grôfu grôfih grôfih
instrumental grôfom grôfoma grôfi

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse gróf.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡruːʋ/, /ɡrɔu̯ː/ (example of pronunciation)
    Rhymes: -úːv, -úː

Noun

gro´f f (definite singular gro´fwă, definite plural grōfwĕn)

  1. ditch
    lang grofwa
    the long ditch
  2. valley, ravine
  • grȫf (“to dyke ditches”)

References
    • Stenberg, Pehr, Widmark, Gusten “grov f gro´f”, in Ordbok över Umemålet [Dictionary of the Umeå speech], →ISBN, page 43
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