groba

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Galician

Etymology

From Suevic [Term?] 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

Noun

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).
    Synonyms: cárcava, cavorco

Derived terms

References

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

Gothic

Romanization

groba

  1. Romanization of 𐌲𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌰