grotta

See also: gròtta

Czech

Noun

grotta f

1. grotto (artificial cave)

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *grupta or *crupta, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτή (kruptḗ), feminine form of the adjective κρυπτός (kruptós). Related to Grotte.

Compare Sicilian grutta, from which Spanish gruta and Portuguese gruta are most likely borrowed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɔt.ta/

Noun

grotta f (plural grotte)

1. cave
2. grotto

Related terms

• cripta
• sgrottamento
• sgrottare
• sgrottatura

Descendants

• → Czech: grotta
• → Danish: grotte
• → Dutch: grot
  • Afrikaans: grot
• → French: grotte
• → German: Grotte
• → English: grotto
• → Norwegian Bokmål: grotte
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: grotte
• → Polish: grota
• → Romanian: grotă
• → Swedish: grotta

Anagrams

• gratto, grattò

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• grotten

Noun

grotta m or f

1. definite feminine singular of grotte

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

grotta f

1. definite singular of grotte

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Swedish

grotta

Noun

grotta c

1. cave (large, naturally occurring cavity formed underground)

Declension

Declension of grotta
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	grotta	grottan	grottor	grottorna
Genitive	grottas	grottans	grottors	grottornas

Derived terms

• grottmänniska