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Griecht

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German graht, *greht, northwestern variants of graft, from Proto-Germanic *graftuz. Cognate with Dutch gracht, West Frisian grêft (both “city canal”). The northern West Germanic development -ft--cht- is preserved in Luxembourgish in a small number of relict words; compare Luucht, stiichten, uechter.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Griecht f (plural Griechten)

  1. (especially in toponyms) a small ditch or narrow dell, often one with a holloway
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