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groen
groen
See also: grön
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -un
- IPA(key): /ɣrun/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch groene, from Old Dutch *gruoni, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.
Compare Low German grön, gröön, German grün, West Frisian grien, English green, Danish grøn.
Adjective
groen (comparative groener, superlative groenst)
Inflection
| Inflection of groen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | groen | |||
| inflected | groene | |||
| comparative | groener | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | groen | groener | het groenst het groenste |
|
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | groene | groenere | groenste |
| n. sing. | groen | groener | groenste | |
| plural | groene | groenere | groenste | |
| definite | groene | groenere | groenste | |
| partitive | groens | groeners | — | |
Derived terms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: groen
See also
| Colors in Dutch · kleuren (layout · text) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rood | groen | geel | roomwit | wit |
| karmijnrood | magenta | groenblauw/petrolblauw | groengeel/limoengroen | roze |
| indigo | blauw | oranje | grijs | violet |
| zwart | paars | bruin | azuurblauw | blauwgroen/cyaan |