grond

Meaning

1. (masculine,uncountable) ground, dirt, soil
2. (masculine,uncountable) floor, ground
3. (masculine) ground, land, territory

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɣrɔnt/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gront, from Old Dutch grunt, from Proto-West Germanic *grundu, from Proto-Germanic *grunduz.

Sentences

Aardappelen groeien onder de grond .

Potatoes grow underground.

Hij liet zijn plateau op de grond vallen .

He dropped his platform to the ground.

Europa moet nu zijn grond , zijn beschaving en zijn tradities beschermen .

Now is the time for Europe to defend its land, its civilisation and its traditions.

De kinderen zaten allemaal in kleermakerszit op de grond .

The children were all sitting cross-legged on the floor.

Zij is van haar stoel gedonderd terwijl ze haar gevallen bestek van de grond wou rapen .

She fell from her chair as she tried to pick up her fallen cutlery from the ground.

Op grond van dit soort overwegingen hebben wij twee amendementen ingediend .

On the basis of these considerations, we have tabled two amendments.