groene

See also: Groene and gröne

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣru.nə/

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Adjective

groene

1. inflection of groen:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

Noun

groene m or f (plural groenen)

1. (literally) a green one, literally or in some figurative sense (e.g. greenhorn)
2. ecologist, member of the greens (environmentally friendly movement or party)

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣruənə/

Adjective

groene

1. green
2. (figuratively) unripe, young

Inflection

Adjective
		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative	Indefinite	groene	groene	groene	groene
	Definite	groene		groene
Accusative	Indefinite	groenen	groene	groene	groene
	Definite			groene
Genitive	Indefinite	groenes	groenere	groenes	groenere
	Definite	groenes, groenen		groenes, groenen
Dative		groenen	groenere	groenen	groenen

Descendants

• Dutch: groen
  • Afrikaans: groen
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: grun
  • Negerhollands: groen, grun
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: gruin
  • Sranan Tongo: grun
    • Aukan: guun
    • Saramaccan: guúun
• Limburgish: greun, gruuen
• West Flemish: groene

Further reading

• “groene”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “groene (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

West Flemish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch groene, from Old Dutch gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz.

Adjective

groene

1. green

Derived terms

• groensel