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:

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Noun

grond (plural gronde, diminutive grondjie)

1. (uncountable) ground, dirt, soil
2. (uncountable) floor, ground
3. ground, land, territory

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣrɔnt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: grond
• Rhymes: -ɔnt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch gront, from Old Dutch grunt, from Proto-West Germanic *grundu, from Proto-Germanic *grunduz.

Noun

grond m (plural gronden, diminutive grondje n)

1. (uncountable) ground, dirt, soil
2. (uncountable) floor, ground

   op de grond ― on the floor/ground

3. ground, land, territory

Derived terms

• achtergrond
• gegrond
• grondachtig
• grondelen
• gronden
• grondig
• grondrecht
• grondster
• grondverf
• grondvorm
• grondwater
• grondwet
• grondwoord
• met de grond gelijk maken
• ondergrond
• ondergronds
• te gronde gaan
• te gronde richten
• uit de grond stampen
• voorgrond

Descendants

• Afrikaans: grond
• Berbice Creole Dutch: grondo
• Jersey Dutch: grânt
• Negerhollands: grond, gron, grun
• Skepi Creole Dutch: groond

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

grond

1. inflection of gronden:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• drong

Romansh

Alternative forms

• grànd (Sutsilvan)
• grand (Puter)

Etymology

From Latin grandis, grandem.

Adjective

grond m (feminine singular gronda, masculine plural gronds, feminine plural grondas)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) big, large
2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) tall