Synonyms: gracht, sloot
| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ɣruf/ |
| Hyphenation | groef |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | groeven |
| Czech | příkop |
|---|---|
| English | ditch; moat |
| Esperanto | fosaĵo |
| French | fossé |
| German | Graben; Grube |
| Latin | fossa |
| Portuguese | cava; fossa |
| Saterland Frisian | Dobbe; Graab; Grääfte; Grääb; Sloot |
| Spanish | zanja |
| Swedish | dike |
| West Frisian | dobbe; sleat |