grøft

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish gryft, from Old Norse grǫftr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡ̊ʁœfd̥] === Noun === grøft c (singular definite grøften, plural indefinite grøfter) ditch, trench ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “grøft” in Den Danske Ordbog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse grǫftr (“digging, burial”), from Proto-Germanic *graftuz (“digging, carving”), from *grabaną (“to dig”) +‎ *-þuz, first part from Proto-Indo-European *gʰróbʰ-, o-grade form of Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to dig, scratch, bury”). === Noun === grøft f or m (definite singular grøfta or grøften, indefinite plural grøfter, definite plural grøftene) a ditch (for water) a trench (for pipes and cables) === References === “grøft” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === greft === Etymology === From Old Norse grǫftr, from Proto-Germanic *graftuz. Related to grava (“to dig”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡrœft/ === Noun === grøft f (definite singular grøfta, indefinite plural grøfter, definite plural grøftene) a ditch (for water) a trench (for pipes and cables) === References === “grøft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.