groeten
See also: gröten
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣrutə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: groe‧ten
- Rhymes: -utən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch groeten, from Old Dutch *gruoten, from Proto-West Germanic *grōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną.
Verb
groeten
- (transitive) to greet
- (transitive) to salute
Inflection
| Inflection of groeten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | groeten | |||
| past singular | groette | |||
| past participle | gegroet | |||
| infinitive | groeten | |||
| gerund | groeten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | groet | groette | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | groet | groette | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | groet | groette | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | groet | groette | ||
| 3rd person singular | groet | groette | ||
| plural | groeten | groetten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | groete | groette | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | groeten | groetten | ||
| imperative sing. | groet | |||
| imperative plur.1 | groet | |||
| participles | groetend | gegroet | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- begroeten
Descendants
- Afrikaans: groet
- Negerhollands: groet, gruet, groetnes
- → Caribbean Javanese: khrut
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
groeten
- Plural form of groet
Anagrams
- groente
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch *gruoten, from Proto-West Germanic *grōtijan.
Verb
groeten
- to greet
- (possibly ironic) to attack
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | groeten | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | groeten | |
| In genitive | groetens | |
| In dative | groetene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | groete | — |
| 2nd singular | groets, groetes | — |
| 3rd singular | groet, groetet | — |
| 1st plural | groeten | — |
| 2nd plural | groet, groetet | — |
| 3rd plural | groeten | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | groete | — |
| 2nd singular | groets, groetes | — |
| 3rd singular | groete | — |
| 1st plural | groeten | — |
| 2nd plural | groet, groetet | — |
| 3rd plural | groeten | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | groet, groete | |
| Plural | groet, groetet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | groetende | — |
Alternative forms
- gruten
Descendants
- Dutch: groeten
- Afrikaans: groet
- Negerhollands: groet, gruet, groetnes
- → Caribbean Javanese: khrut
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
groeten
- Alternative spelling of grôten; inflection of grôot:
- masculine accusative/dative singular
- neuter dative singular
- dative plural
Further reading
- “groeten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “groeten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN