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 grof grover het grofst
het grofste
indefinite m./f. sing. grove grovere grofste
n. sing. grof grover grofste
plural grove grovere grofste
definite grove grovere grofste
partitive grofs grovers —

(or less commonly)

Inflection of grof
uninflected grof
inflected groffe
comparative groffer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial grof groffer het grofst
het grofste
indefinite m./f. sing. groffe groffere grofste
n. sing. grof groffer grofste
plural groffe groffere grofste
definite groffe groffere grofste
partitive grofs groffers —

Antonyms

Derived terms

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

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

grȍf m (Cyrillic spelling гро̏ф)

  1. count
  2. earl

Declension

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

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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