English

Noun

grot ‎(plural grots)

1. (poetic) A grotto.
   • 1819, John Keats, La Belle Dame sans Merci:

     She took me to her elfin grot, / And there she wept, and sigh'd full sore, / And there I shut her wild wild eyes / With kisses four.

Etymology 2

Back-formation from grotty.

Noun

grot ‎(countable and uncountable, plural grots) (Britain)

1. (slang, uncountable) Any unpleasant substance or material.
2. (slang, countable) A miserable person.

Anagrams

• trog

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός ‎(kruptós). Doublet with Dutch crypte, krocht and gruft.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔt

Noun

grot f ‎(plural grotten, diminutive grotje n)

1. cave, cavern

Synonyms

• spelonk

Derived terms

• grotschildering

Anagrams

• trog

Luxembourgish

Adjective

grot

1. neuter nominative of gro
2. neuter accusative of gro

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grautaz. Compare Old Frisian grāt.

Adjective

grōt

1. great

Old English

Pronunciation

Noun

grot n

1. particle
2. fragment

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grautaz, whence Old English great.

Adjective

grōt (comparative grōtoro, superlative grōtost)

1. great

Declension

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɔt/

Noun

grot m inan

1. arrowhead

Declension

Noun

grot m inan

1. mainsail

Declension

Noun

grot f pl

1. genitive singular of grota