grauw

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. (literally) grey, not brightly colored, ashen, grubby, grimy
2. (figuratively) dreary, grim, gloomy

Noun

1. (neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) the colour grey
2. (in-compounds, neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) grey stone or brick
3. (collective, neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) poor people
4. (collective, derogatory, neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) plebs

Noun

growl, snap; a snappy, gruff statement

Sinonieme

grijs

roezig

tipsy

beneveld

aangeschoten

blauwachtig

janhagel

gepeupel

grauwe

grijsharig

grijze

Vertalings

grau

gris

grey

gris

gray

ravus

cinza

grigio

Gesindel

rabble

canus

riff-raff

gris

canens

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɣrɑu̯/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle Dutch: grau

Geërf van Old Dutch: *grāo

In summary

From Middle Dutch grau, from Old Dutch grāo, from Proto-West Germanic *grāu, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz.