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grauw.

grey, not brightly colored, ashen, grubby, grimy

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɣrɑu̯/

  1. grey, not brightly colored, ashen, grubby, grimy

    literally

  2. dreary, grim, gloomy

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ɣrɑu̯/

  1. growl, snap; a snappy, gruff statement

    masculine · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from grauwen.

noun/ɣrɑu̯/

  1. the colour grey

    neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable

  2. grey stone or brick

    in-compounds · neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable

  3. poor people

    collective · neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable

  4. plebs

    collective · derogatory · neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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