krocht

Dutch

Alternative forms

kroft (obsolete)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /krɔxt/
Rhymes: -ɔxt
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Etymology

Ultimately from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós). Doublet of crypte. Doublet of grot. Doublet of gruft.

Noun

krocht f (plural krochten, diminutive krochtje n)

underground cavity, vile and dark subterranean location
(Belgium) bad, substandard housing; a shanty
(architecture) underground vault beneath a church, used as a chapel or a crypt

Synonyms

(shanty) spelonk

German

Verb

krocht

Second-person plural preterite of kriechen.

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