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Bulgarian
Etymology
Of substrate origin (Thracian?), cognate/related to Romanian groapă (“hole, pit”), Albanian gropë (“pit”). Probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrep-, a variant of *gʰrebʰ- (“to scoop”). Doublet of гроб (grob, “grave”).
Pronunciation
Noun
гро́па • (grópa) f (dialectal, obsolescent)
- concave form (pit, groove, dike) used for soothing hazardous materials such as quicklime or live coals
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References
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “гропа”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 285