grotta

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine) cave
2. (feminine) grotto

Sinonieme

caverna

antro

spelonca

tana

locale

santuario

speco

Vertalings

cave

grotte

cueva

gruta

grotto

caverna

Höhle

cova

gruta

caverne

Grotte

grot

σπηλιά

caverna

Gekoppel as

gròt‧ta, grót‧ta

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɡrɔt.ta/

Etimologie (Engels)

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek κρύπτω (krúptō)
Ancient Greek κρυπτή (kruptḗ)bor.
Latin crypta
Italian grotta
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *grupta ~ *crupta, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτή (kruptḗ). Doublet of cripta, which Italian borrowed from Latin. Found in the toponym Grotte. Compare Sicilian grutta, the probable source of Spanish gruta and Portuguese gruta.