γούβα
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Either from Byzantine Greek γουβάς (goubás, “pit, cave”), itself from Vulgar Latin *cova, from Latin cavea (“hollow, cavity”), or borrowed from Albanian guvë (“cavity”). Compare Aromanian guva (“hole, cavity”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
γούβα • (goúva) f (plural γούβες)
- small pit, depression
- an area with a smaller altitude than its surroundings
Declension edit
declension of γούβα
Derived terms edit
References edit
- γούβα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.