groba

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

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References[edit]

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

Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

grōba

  1. Romanization of 𐌲𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌰

Lower Sorbian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

groba

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

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

groba m pers

  1. (Nobility) count
Declension[edit]
Declension of groba
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative groba grobje groby
Genitive groby grobowu grobow
Dative grobje groboma grobam
Accusative grobu grobowu groby, grobow
Instrumental grobu groboma grobami
Locative grobje groboma grobach
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

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