γούβα

Greek

Etymology

Either from Byzantine Greek γουβάς (goubás, “pit, cave”), itself from Vulgar Latin *cova, from Latin cavea (“hollow, cavity”), or borrowed from Albanian guvë (“cavity”). Compare Aromanian guva (“hole, cavity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣu.va/
• Hyphenation: γού‧βα

Noun

γούβα • (goúva) f (plural γούβες)

1. small pit, depression
2. an area with a smaller altitude than its surroundings

Declension

Declension of γούβα

	singular	plural
nominative	γούβα •	γούβες •
genitive	γούβας •	γουβών •
accusative	γούβα •	γούβες •
vocative	γούβα •	γούβες •

Derived terms

• γουβώνω (gouvóno)
• γουβιάζω (gouviázo)

References

• “γούβα”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998