grotta

Significat (Anglès)

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

Conceptes

cova

gruta

caverna

balma

Sinònims

caverna

antro

spelonca

tana

locale

santuario

speco

Traduccions

cave

grotte

cueva

grotto

gruta

caverna

Höhle

gruta

Grotte

grot

σπηλιά

caverne

caverna

Amb guionet com a

gròt‧ta, grót‧ta

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɡrɔt.ta/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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.