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groen

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See also: Groen and grön

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /χrun/
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Adjective

groen (attributive groen, comparative groener, superlative groenste)

  1. green

Inflection

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Compare Low German grön, gröön, German grün, West Frisian grien, English green, Danish grøn.

Pronunciation

Adjective

groen (comparative groener, superlative groenst)

  1. green
    De bomen worden in de lente groen.The trees turn green in the spring.
  2. (ecology) pertaining to terrestrial nature
    Coordinate terms: blauw, groenblauw
  3. (politics) green, relating to green parties, green politics or sustainability in general
    Ze stemde op de groene partij vanwege hun beleid over klimaatverandering.She voted for the green party because of their policy on climate change.
    De stad heeft groene initiatieven gelanceerd om de CO2-uitstoot te verminderen.The city has launched green initiatives to reduce carbon emissions.

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: groen
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: grun
  • Negerhollands: groen, grun
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: gruin
  • Sranan Tongo: grun
    • Aukan: guun
    • Saramaccan: guúun

Noun

groen n (uncountable)

  1. the colour green
  2. (informal) greenery, verdure

See also

Colors in Dutch · kleuren (layout · text)
     wit      grijs      zwart
             rood; karmijnrood              oranje; bruin              geel; roomwit
             groengeel/limoengroen              groen             
             blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw              azuurblauw              blauw
             violet; indigo              magenta; paars              roze
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Luxembourgish

Adjective

groen

  1. masculine nominative of gro
  2. masculine accusative of gro
  3. masculine dative of gro
  4. neuter dative of gro
  5. plural dative of gro

Welsh

Noun

groen

  1. soft mutation of croen (skin)

Mutation

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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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