griet

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -it

Etymology 1

An onomatopoeia.

Noun

griet m (plural grieten, diminutive grietje n)

1. alternative form of grutto (godwit)

Etymology 2

From the Dutch girl's name Margriet, cognate with English Margaret.

Noun

griet f (plural grieten, diminutive grietje n)

1. (informal) girl, (young or any) female, often derogatory: broad

Derived terms

• grietje

Etymology 3

A euphemistic alteration of god (“god”) in curse words, to remove the blasphemous nature.

Noun

griet m (uncountable)

1. euphemism for God, notable as an alternative for blasphemous cursing

Etymology 4

Possibly from a word meaning "sandstone, grit," referring to the shingle seabed the fish resides on, from Middle Dutch griet, from Old Dutch *griot, from Frankish *greota, from Proto-Germanic *greutą.

Noun

griet f (plural grieten, diminutive grietje n)

1. brill, a fish of species Rhombus vulgaris

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Anagrams

• gerit, giert