groba

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Galician

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Etymology

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Attested as (illa) grova in Medieval Latin local documents. From Suevic or Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌰 (grōba, dugout, hole, cave), from Proto-Germanic *grōbō (cavity, pit), from Proto-Germanic *grabaną (to dig), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰróbʰ-, o-grade form of *gʰrebʰ- (to dig, scratch, bury).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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groba f (plural grobas)

  1. ravine, defile
    Synonym: quenlla
  2. groove; long and deep depression in the terrain (frequently applied to old Roman open air mines and Iron Age hill-fort ditches)
    Synonyms: cárcava, cavorco

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Gothic

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Romanization

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grōba

  1. Romanization of 𐌲𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌰

Ingrian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian гроб (grob).

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Noun

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groba

  1. Synonym of ruumeenpuut (coffin)

Declension

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Declension of groba (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative groba grobat
genitive groban grobbiin
partitive grobbaa grobbia
illative grobbaa grobbii
inessive grobas grobis
elative grobast grobist
allative groballe grobille
adessive grobal grobil
ablative grobalt grobilt
translative grobaks grobiks
essive grobanna, grobbaan grobinna, grobbiin
exessive1) grobant grobint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 207
  • Arvo Laanest (1978) Isuri keele ajalooline foneetika ja morfoloogia [The historical phonology and morphology of the Ingrian language]‎[1], Tallinn, page 27

Lower Sorbian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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groba

  1. inflection of grob:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative dual

Etymology 2

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From Middle High German grāve, from Old High German grāfio. Cognate with Czech hrabě.

Noun

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groba m pers

  1. (Nobility) count
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References

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  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “groba”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag