groba

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Galician

Etymology

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

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 and Iron Age hill-fort ditches)
    Synonyms: cárcava, cavorco

Derived terms

References

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

Gothic

Romanization

grōba

  1. Romanization of 𐌲𐍂𐍉𐌱𐌰

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian гроб (grob).

Pronunciation

Noun

groba

  1. Synonym of ruumeenpuut (“coffin”)

Declension

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

  • 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]‎, Tallinn, page 27

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

groba

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

groba m anim

  1. (Nobility) count
Declension
Declension of groba
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative groba grobje groby
Genitive groby grobowu grobow
Dative grobje groboma grobam
Accusative grobu grobowu groby, grobow
Instrumental grobu groboma grobami
Locative grobje groboma grobach
Derived terms

References

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