grotta
See also: gròtta
Czech edit
Noun edit
grotta f
- grotto (artificial cave)
Declension edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
grotta f (plural grotte, diminutive grotticèlla or grotterèlla or grottìno m, augmentative grottóne m, pejorative grottàccia)
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Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ grotta in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading edit
- grotta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
grotta m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
grotta f
Swedish edit
Noun edit
grotta c
- a cave (large, naturally occurring cavity formed underground)
Declension edit
Declension of grotta | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | grotta | grottan | grottor | grottorna |
Genitive | grottas | grottans | grottors | grottornas |
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
grotta (present grottar, preterite grottade, supine grottat, imperative grotta)
- (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 edit
Conjugation of grotta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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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. |