Groningo

Esperanto

Etymology

From Dutch Groningen and/or French Groningue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡroˈninɡo]

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• Rhymes: -inɡo
• Hyphenation: Gro‧nin‧go

Proper noun

Groningo (accusative Groningon)

1. Groningen (a province of the Netherlands).

   Synonym: Groningeno

   • 2014 September, Christophe Ventura, translated by Vilhelmo Lutermano, Le Monde diplomatique‎^[1]:

     La problemo, kiun s-ro Velasco identigis, havas nomon : la „nederlanda malsano”, asociita kun la malkovro de la plej granda kuŝejo de natura gaso en la mondo en la nederlanda provinco Groningo, en la nordo de la lando, fine de la 1950-aj jaroj.

     The problem, which Mr. Velasco identified, has a name: the "Dutch disease", associated with the discovery of the largest natural gas field in the world in the Dutch province Groningen, in the north of the country, in the late 1950s.

2. Groningen (a city and capital of Groningen, Netherlands).

   Synonym: Groningeno

   • 1907 November 27, “Tutmonda Kroniko”, in Esperanto, number 20, Universala Esperanto-Asocio, page 3:

     La ŝtlatministro^{[sic – meaning ŝtatministro]} Panhuis dronas apud Groningo.

     The state minister Panhuis drowns near Groningen.

   • 1932 November 15, Nieuwe Apeldoornsche courant‎^[2], page 11:

     Estis insulanoj de Texel, Schiermonnikoog kaj Wieringen, loĝantoj el Amsterdamo, Alkmaro, Arnhemo, Apeldorno, Horno, Groningo, kaj neforgesu^{[sic – meaning ne forgesu]} West-Graftdijk.

     There were islanders from Texel, Schiermonnikoog and Wieringen, residents from Amsterdam, Alkmaar, Arnhem, Apeldoorn, Hoorn, Groningen, and don't forget West-Graftdijk.

   • 2021 January, “Forpasoj”, in Esperanto, number 1353, Universala Esperanto-Asocio, page 23:

     Bob Venhuizen (naskighis la 9-an de aprilo 1957 en Groningo, mortis la 26-an de septembro 2020 en Roterdamo) estis nederlanda esperantisto.

     Bob Venhuizen (born 9 April 1957 in Groningen, died 26 September 2020 in Rotterdam) was a Dutch Esperantist.

Derived terms

• groninga (“of, from or pertaining to Groningen”)