grob
English
Etymology
From Middle English grobben, variant of grubben. More at grub.
Verb
grob (third-person singular simple present grobs, present participle grobbing, simple past and past participle grobbed)
- (dialectal) Alternative form of grub
Derived terms
- grobble
German
Etymology
From Middle High German grob, grop, from Old High German grob, girob, of uncertain origin. Compare also Low German groff, Dutch grof, Saterland Frisian groaf, and English gruff.
Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *gahrob, from Proto-Germanic *gahrubaz, *hrubaz (“scabby, crusty, rough”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewp- (“scab”). If so, cognate with Old High German riob (“scabby, leprous, mangy”), Old English hrēof (“rough, scabbed, leprous”)
Alternatively, from Proto-West Germanic *grob, from Proto-Germanic *grubaz (“coarse”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to rub”). If so, then related to Old High German griobo (“twigs, kindling, firewood”), from Proto-Germanic *greubô (“greaves”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʁoːp/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ɡʁɔp/ (some northern speakers, but inflected forms always with long vowel)
Audio (file)
Adjective
grob (strong nominative masculine singular grober, comparative gröber, superlative am gröbsten)
- coarse, rough
- uncouth, rude, crude
Declension
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist grob | sie ist grob | es ist grob | sie sind grob | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | grober | grobe | grobes | grobe |
| genitive | groben | grober | groben | grober | |
| dative | grobem | grober | grobem | groben | |
| accusative | groben | grobe | grobes | grobe | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der grobe | die grobe | das grobe | die groben |
| genitive | des groben | der groben | des groben | der groben | |
| dative | dem groben | der groben | dem groben | den groben | |
| accusative | den groben | die grobe | das grobe | die groben | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein grober | eine grobe | ein grobes | (keine) groben |
| genitive | eines groben | einer groben | eines groben | (keiner) groben | |
| dative | einem groben | einer groben | einem groben | (keinen) groben | |
| accusative | einen groben | eine grobe | ein grobes | (keine) groben | |
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist gröber | sie ist gröber | es ist gröber | sie sind gröber | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | gröberer | gröbere | gröberes | gröbere |
| genitive | gröberen | gröberer | gröberen | gröberer | |
| dative | gröberem | gröberer | gröberem | gröberen | |
| accusative | gröberen | gröbere | gröberes | gröbere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der gröbere | die gröbere | das gröbere | die gröberen |
| genitive | des gröberen | der gröberen | des gröberen | der gröberen | |
| dative | dem gröberen | der gröberen | dem gröberen | den gröberen | |
| accusative | den gröberen | die gröbere | das gröbere | die gröberen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein gröberer | eine gröbere | ein gröberes | (keine) gröberen |
| genitive | eines gröberen | einer gröberen | eines gröberen | (keiner) gröberen | |
| dative | einem gröberen | einer gröberen | einem gröberen | (keinen) gröberen | |
| accusative | einen gröberen | eine gröbere | ein gröberes | (keine) gröberen | |
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am gröbsten | sie ist am gröbsten | es ist am gröbsten | sie sind am gröbsten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | gröbster | gröbste | gröbstes | gröbste |
| genitive | gröbsten | gröbster | gröbsten | gröbster | |
| dative | gröbstem | gröbster | gröbstem | gröbsten | |
| accusative | gröbsten | gröbste | gröbstes | gröbste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der gröbste | die gröbste | das gröbste | die gröbsten |
| genitive | des gröbsten | der gröbsten | des gröbsten | der gröbsten | |
| dative | dem gröbsten | der gröbsten | dem gröbsten | den gröbsten | |
| accusative | den gröbsten | die gröbste | das gröbste | die gröbsten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein gröbster | eine gröbste | ein gröbstes | (keine) gröbsten |
| genitive | eines gröbsten | einer gröbsten | eines gröbsten | (keiner) gröbsten | |
| dative | einem gröbsten | einer gröbsten | einem gröbsten | (keinen) gröbsten | |
| accusative | einen gröbsten | eine gröbste | ein gröbstes | (keine) gröbsten | |
Derived terms
- Grobian
Further reading
- “grob” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “grob” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “grob” in Duden online
Gothic
Romanization
grōb
- Romanization of 𐌲𐍂𐍉𐌱
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *grobъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡrɔp/
Noun
grob m
- (archaic) ditch
Declension
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | grob | groba | groby |
| Genitive | groba | grobowu | grobow |
| Dative | groboju | groboma | grobam |
| Accusative | grob | groba | groby |
| Instrumental | grobom | groboma | grobami |
| Locative | grobje | groboma | grobach |
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “grob”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “grob”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Old High German
Etymology
If related to Old English hrēof (“mangy, rough”), then possibly from Proto-Germanic *hreubaz (“rough, crusty”). See also Dutch grof, as well as modern German Griebe (“greaves, crackling”).[1]
Adjective
grob
- coarse
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “grob”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from German grob.
Adjective
grob m or n (feminine singular grobă, masculine plural grobi, feminine and neuter plural grobe)
- coarse, rough
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | grob | grobă | grobi | grobe | ||
| definite | grobul | groba | grobii | grobele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | grob | grobe | grobi | grobe | ||
| definite | grobului | grobei | grobilor | grobelor | |||
References
- grob in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *grobъ, whence also Czech and Slovak hrob (“grave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡrôb/
Noun
grȍb m (Cyrillic spelling гро̏б)
- grave
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | grȍb | gròbovi |
| genitive | groba | grobova |
| dative | grobu | grobovima |
| accusative | grob | grobove |
| vocative | grobe | grobovi |
| locative | grobu | grobovima |
| instrumental | grobom | grobovima |
Derived terms
- grȏblje
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *grobъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡrɔ́p/
Noun
grȍb m inan
- grave
Inflection
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem, plural in -ôv- | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | gròb | ||
| gen. sing. | grôba | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) | gròb | grobôva | grobôvi |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) | grôba | grobôv | grobôv |
| dative (dajȃlnik) | grôbu | grobôvoma | grobôvom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) | gròb | grobôva | grobôve |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) | grôbu | grobôvih | grobôvih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | grôbom | grobôvoma | grobôvi |
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | gròb | ||
| gen. sing. | grôba | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) | gròb | grôba | grôbi |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) | grôba | grôbov | grôbov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) | grôbu | grôboma | grôbom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) | gròb | grôba | grôbe |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) | grôbu | grôbih | grôbih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | grôbom | grôboma | grôbi |
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “grob”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Vilamovian
Alternative forms
- graob
Etymology
From Middle High German grap, from Old High German grap, from Proto-Germanic *grabą.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
grob n
- grave