gruova

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *grōbu, from Proto-Germanic *grōbō.

Noun

gruova f

1. hole, ditch, pit

Inflection

Declension of gruova (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	gruova	gruova, gruovon
accusative	gruova, gruovon	gruova, gruovon
genitive	gruovon	gruovono
dative	gruovon	gruovon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: grove, groeve
  • Dutch: groeve, groef
    • Afrikaans: groef

Further reading

• “gruova”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012