greppel

Dutch

Etymology

From gruppe +‎ -el or denominative from gruppelen, both obsolete, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *grabaną (“to dig”).[1] The vocalism is originally Flemish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrɛ.pəl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: grep‧pel
  • Rhymes: -ɛpəl

Noun

greppel f (plural greppels, diminutive greppeltje n)

  1. trench, ditch
    Synonym: sloot

Descendants

  • → Caribbean Javanese: krèpel

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “greppel”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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