gruta

See also: grūta and grūtā

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian grutta or Old Neapolitan grutta, from Vulgar Latin *grupta or *crupta, from Latin crypta. Doublet of cripta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡɾu.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɡɾu.ta]

Noun

gruta f (plural grutes)

1. grotto, cave

Further reading

• “gruta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Verb

gruta

1. third-person singular past historic of gruter

Galician

Alternative forms

• grota

Etymology

Attested in 1401 as a place name ("rua da Grota"). Perhaps borrowed from Catalan gruta, itself borrowed from Sicilian grutta or old Neapolitan grutta, from Vulgar Latin *grupta or *crupta, from Latin crypta. Doublet of cripta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾuta̝/

Noun

gruta f (plural grutas)

1. grotto, cave
2. hole or landslide caused by a flood

Related terms

• groto

References

• “grota” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “grota” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “gruta” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “gruta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• grota

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan gruta, itself borrowed from Sicilian grutta or Old Neapolitan grutta, from Vulgar Latin *grupta or *crupta, from Latin crypta. Doublet of cripta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾu.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: gru‧ta

Noun

gruta f (plural grutas)

1. grotto (small cave)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:caverna

Related terms

• cripta
• grotesco

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan gruta, itself borrowed from Sicilian grutta or old Neapolitan grutta, from Vulgar Latin *grupta or *crupta, from Latin crypta. Doublet of cripta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾuta/ [ˈɡɾu.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -uta
• Syllabification: gru‧ta

Noun

gruta f (plural grutas)

1. grotto, (small) cave

Related terms

• cripta

 

Further reading

• “gruta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014