groba

Galician

Etymology

From Suevic [Term?] or Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌰 (grōba, dugout, hole, cave), from Proto-Germanic *grōbō (cavity, pit), from Proto-Germanic *grabaną (to dig), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰróbʰ-, o-grade form of *gʰrebʰ- (to dig, scratch, bury).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɾɔβa̝/

Noun

groba f (plural grobas)

  1. ravine, defile
    Synonym: quenlla
  2. groove; long and deep depression in the terrain (frequently applied to old Roman open air mines)
    Synonyms: cárcava, cavorco

Derived terms

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Gothic

Romanization

grōba

  1. Romanization of 𐌲𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌰

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrɔba/

Noun

groba

  1. inflection of grob:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative dual

Etymology 2

From Middle High German grāve, from Old High German grāfio. Cognate with Czech hrabě.

Noun

groba m pers

  1. (Nobility) count
Declension
Derived terms
  • grobinstwo
  • grobina

References

  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “groba”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
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