gruta

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See also: grūta and grūtā

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian grutta or Old Neapolitan grutta, from Vulgar Latin *grupta or *crupta, from Latin crypta. Doublet of cripta.

Pronunciation

Noun

gruta f (plural grutes)

  1. grotto, cave

Further reading

French

Verb

gruta

  1. third-person singular past historic of gruter

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested in 1401 as a place name ("rua da Grota"). Perhaps borrowed from Catalan gruta, itself borrowed from Sicilian grutta or old Neapolitan grutta, from Vulgar Latin *grupta or *crupta, from Latin crypta.[1] Doublet of cripta.

Pronunciation

Noun

gruta f (plural grutas)

  1. grotto, cave
  2. hole or landslide caused by a flood

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “gruta”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Gredos

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan gruta, itself borrowed from Sicilian grutta or Old Neapolitan grutta, from Vulgar Latin *grupta or *crupta, from Latin crypta. Doublet of cripta.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: gru‧ta

Noun

gruta f (plural grutas)

  1. grotto (small cave)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:caverna

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan gruta, itself borrowed from Sicilian grutta or old Neapolitan grutta, from Vulgar Latin *grupta or *crupta, from Latin crypta. Doublet of cripta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɾuta/
  • Rhymes: -uta
  • Syllabification: gru‧ta

Noun

gruta f (plural grutas)

  1. grotto, (small) cave

Further reading