grûn

West Frisian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡrun/

Etymology

From Old Frisian grund, from Proto-Germanic *grunduz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥mtu-. Cognate with English ground, Dutch grond, Swedish grund and German Grund.

Noun

grûn c (plural grûnen, diminutive grûntsje)

  1. ground
    De bal is op 'e grûn. ― The ball is on the ground.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “grûn”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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