grot

See also: grót, gröt, and grøt

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɒt

Etymology 1

From grotto, by shortening, or French grotte.

Noun

grot (plural grots)

  1. (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.

Etymology 2

Back-formation from grotty.

Noun

grot (countable and uncountable, plural grots) (Britain)

  1. (slang, uncountable) Any unpleasant substance or material.
  2. (slang, countable) A miserable person.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed directly from Italian grotta or indirectly via French grotte, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós). Doublet of crypte. Doublet of krocht. Doublet of gruft.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣrɔt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: grot
  • Rhymes: -ɔt

Noun

grot f (plural grotten, diminutive grotje n)

  1. cave, cavern

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Derived terms

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Luxembourgish

Adjective

grot

  1. neuter nominative of gro
  2. neuter accusative of gro

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch groot.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡrɔːt/

Noun

grot (plural grotes or grottes)

  1. A groat or other silver coin of similar value, traditionally worth four pennies, or the weight corresponding to that coin.

Descendants

References

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grautaz.

Adjective

grōt

  1. big, large
  2. great

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading
  • “grōt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡrot/

Noun

grot n

  1. particle
  2. fragment

Declension
Declension of grot (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative grot grot
accusative grot grot
genitive grotes grota
dative grote grotum

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grautaz, whence Old English great.

Adjective

grōt (comparative grōtoro, superlative grōtost)

  1. great

Declension
Positive forms of grōt
Strong declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative grōt grōte grōt grōte grōt grōtu
accusative grōtana grōte grōt grōte grōta grōtu
genitive grōtes grōtarō grōtes grōtarō grōtaro grōtarō
dative grōtumu grōtum grōtumu grōtum grōtaro grōtum
Weak declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative grōto grōtu grōta grōtu grōta grōtu
accusative grōtun grōtun grōta grōtun grōtun grōtun
genitive grōtun grōtonō grōtun grōtonō grōtun grōtonō
dative grōtun grōtum grōtun grōtum grōtun grōtum
Comparative forms of grōt (weak only)
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative grōtoro grōtoru grōtora grōtoru grōtora grōtoru
accusative grōtorun grōtorun grōtora grōtorun grōtorun grōtorun
genitive grōtorun grōtoronō grōtorun grōtoronō grōtorun grōtoronō
dative grōtorun grōtorum grōtorun grōtorum grōtorun grōtorum
Superlative forms of grōt
Strong declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative grōtost grōtoste grōtost grōtoste grōtost grōtostu
accusative grōtostana grōtoste grōtost grōtoste grōtosta grōtostu
genitive grōtostes grōtostarō grōtostes grōtostarō grōtostaro grōtostarō
dative grōtostumu grōtostum grōtostumu grōtostum grōtostaro grōtostum
Weak declension
gender masculine neuter feminine
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative grōtosto grōtostu grōtosta grōtostu grōtosta grōtostu
accusative grōtostun grōtostun grōtosta grōtostun grōtostun grōtostun
genitive grōtostun grōtostonō grōtostun grōtostonō grōtostun grōtostonō
dative grōtostun grōtostum grōtostun grōtostum grōtostun grōtostum


Descendants
  • Middle Low German: grôt
    • Low German: groot
    • → Westrobothnian: grótt

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡrɔt/

Noun

grot m inan

  1. arrowhead

Declension
declension of grot
singular plural
nominative grot groty
genitive grotu grotów
dative grotowi grotom
accusative grot groty
instrumental grotem grotami
locative grocie grotach
vocative grocie groty

Noun

grot m inan

  1. mainsail

Declension
declension of grot
singular plural
nominative grot groty
genitive grota grotów
dative grotowi grotom
accusative grot groty
instrumental grotem grotami
locative grocie grotach
vocative grocie groty

Noun

grot f pl

  1. genitive singular of grota

Further reading
  • grot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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