grotta

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See also: gròtta

Czech

Noun

grotta f

  1. grotto (artificial cave)

Declension

Declension of grotta (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative grotta grotty
genitive grotty grott
dative grottě grottám
accusative grottu grotty
vocative grotto grotty
locative grottě grottách
instrumental grottou grottami

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *grupta~*crupta, from Latin crypta, borrowed from Ancient Greek κρυπτή (kruptḗ). Doublet of cripta, which Italian borrowed from Latin. Found in the toponym Grotte. Compare Sicilian grutta, the probable source of Spanish gruta and Portuguese gruta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrɔt.ta/, /ˈɡrot.ta/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔtta, -otta
  • Hyphenation: gròt‧ta, grót‧ta
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Noun

grotta f (plural grotte, diminutive grotticèlla or grotterèlla or grottìno m, augmentative grottóne m, pejorative grottàccia)

  1. cave
  2. grotto

Descendants

References

  1. ^ grotta in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

  • grotta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

grotta m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of grotte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

grotta f

  1. definite singular of grotte

Swedish

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grotta

Noun

grotta c

  1. a 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

Verb

grotta (present grottar, preterite grottade, supine grottat, imperative grotta)

  1. (colloquial, in "grotta ner/ned sig (i)") to immerse oneself (in), to get deeply into (some activity, study, or the like)
    Jag har grottat ner mig i fallet. Jag vill veta allt.
    I've really gotten into the case. I want to know everything.

Conjugation

Conjugation of grotta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive grotta grottas
Supine grottat grottats
Imperative grotta —
Imper. plural1 grotten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative grottar grottade grottas grottades
Ind. plural1 grotta grottade grottas grottades
Subjunctive2 grotte grottade grottes grottades
Participles
Present participle grottande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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