grond
See also: Grond
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch grond, from Middle Dutch gront, from Old Dutch grunt, from Proto-Germanic *grunduz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈχrɔnt/
Audio: (file)
Noun
grond (plural gronde, diminutive grondjie)
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gront, from Old Dutch grunt, from Proto-West Germanic *grundu, from Proto-Germanic *grunduz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣrɔnt/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: grond
- Rhymes: -ɔnt
Noun
grond m (plural gronden, diminutive grondje n)
- (uncountable) ground, dirt, soil
- (uncountable) floor, ground
- op de grond ― on the floor/ground
- ground, land, territory
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: grond
- Berbice Creole Dutch: grondo
- Jersey Dutch: grânt
- Negerhollands: grond, gron, grun
- Skepi Creole Dutch: groond
- → Sranan Tongo: gron
Anagrams
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin grandis, grandem.
Adjective
grond m (feminine singular gronda, masculine plural gronds, feminine plural grondas)