grotte

See also: Grotte

Afrikaans

Noun

grotte

1. plural of grot

Danish

Etymology

From Italian grotta, from Medieval Latin grupta, Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrotə/, [ˈɡ̊ʁʌd̥ə]

Noun

grotte c (singular definite grotten, plural indefinite grotter)

1. grotto

Declension

Declension of grotte

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	grotte	grotten	grotter	grotterne
genitive	grottes	grottens	grotters	grotternes

References

• “grotte” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

grotte

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian grotta, from Latin crypta. Doublet of crypte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁɔt/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɔt

Noun

grotte f (plural grottes)

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

Derived terms

• vivre dans une grotte

Further reading

• “grotte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

grotte f

1. plural of grotta

Anagrams

• gretto

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian grotta.

Noun

grotte f or m (definite singular grotta or grotten, indefinite plural grotter, definite plural grottene)

1. a cave

Synonyms

• hule

References

• “grotte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian grotta.

Noun

grotte f (definite singular grotta, indefinite plural grotter, definite plural grottene)

1. a cave

References

• “grotte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.