krocht
Dutch
Alternative forms
- kroft (obsolete)
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós). Doublet of crypte. Doublet of grot. Doublet of gruft.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krɔxt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: krocht
- Rhymes: -ɔxt
Noun
krocht f (plural krochten, diminutive krochtje n)
- underground cavity, vile and dark subterranean location
- (Belgium) bad, substandard housing; a shanty
- (architecture) underground vault beneath a church, used as a chapel or a crypt
Synonyms
- (shanty) spelonk
German
Verb
krocht
- Second-person plural preterite of kriechen.