Reconstruction:Latin/granica
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom an ellipsis of a phrase such as *[casa grānica] "grain-house", the latter an adjective composed of grān- (“grain”) + -icus.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*grānica f (Proto-Gallo-Romance)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
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nominative | */ˈɡranka, -ɡa/ | */ˈɡrankas, -ɡas/ |
oblique | */ˈɡranka, -ɡa/ | */ˈɡrankas, -ɡas/ |
Descendants
edit- Franco-Provençal: grange
- Old French: grange, granche (see there for further descendants)
- Old Gascon: granga
- Old Occitan: granja
- Occitan: granja
- → Alemannic German: Grächen, Grenchen, Gränichen (toponyms)
- - [ɡrɛxxa] 'little hay-shed' (dialect of Jaun)
References
edit- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*granĭca”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 4: G H I, page 227