grotta

Meaning

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

Concepts

cave

grotto

cavern

cove

niche

den

grot

lair

Synonyms

caverna

antro

spelonca

tana

locale

santuario

speco

Translations

grotte

cueva

gruta

caverna

Höhle

cova

gruta

grot

Grotte

caverne

σπηλιά

caverna

mağara

Hyphenated as

gròt‧ta, grót‧ta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡrɔt.ta/

Etymology

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.