Reconstruction:Latin/granica
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From an ellipsis of a phrase such as *[casa grānica] "grain-house", the latter an adjective composed of grān- (“grain”) + -icus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*grānica f (Proto-Gallo-Romance)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
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nominative | */ˈɡranka, -ɡa/ | */ˈɡrankas, -ɡas/ |
oblique | */ˈɡranka, -ɡa/ | */ˈɡrankas, -ɡas/ |
Descendants[edit]
- Old Franco-Provençal: grangi, graingi
- Old French: grange, granche (see there for further descendants)
- Old Gascon: granga
- Old Occitan: granja
- Occitan: granja
- → Alemannic German: Grächen, Grenchen, Gränichen (toponyms)
- - [ɡrɛxxa] 'little hay-shed' (dialect of Jaun)
References[edit]
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*granĭca”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 4: G H I, page 227