groene

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See also: Groene and gröne

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣru.nə/
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Adjective

groene

  1. inflection of groen:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

Noun

groene m or f (plural groenen)

  1. (literally) a green one, literally or in some figurative sense (e.g. greenhorn)
  2. ecologist, member of the greens (environmentally friendly movement or party)

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

groene

  1. green
  2. (figuratively) unripe, young

Inflection

Adjective
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative Indefinite groene groene groene groene
Definite groene groene
Accusative Indefinite groenen groene groene groene
Definite groene
Genitive Indefinite groenes groenere groenes groenere
Definite groenes, groenen groenes, groenen
Dative groenen groenere groenen groenen

Descendants

  • Dutch: groen
    • Afrikaans: groen
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: grun
    • Negerhollands: groen, grun
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: gruin
    • Sranan Tongo: grun
  • Limburgish: greun, gruuen
  • West Flemish: groene

Further reading

West Flemish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch groene, from Old Dutch gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.

Adjective

groene

  1. green

Derived terms