grotta
See also: gròtta
Czech
editNoun
editgrotta f
- grotto (artificial cave)
Declension
editItalian
editEtymology
editInherited 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
editNoun
editgrotta f (plural grotte, diminutive grotticèlla or grotterèlla or grottìno m, augmentative grottóne m, pejorative grottàccia)
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
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
editNorwegian Bokmål
editAlternative forms
editNoun
editgrotta m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk
editNoun
editgrotta f
Swedish
editNoun
editgrotta c
- a cave (large, naturally occurring cavity formed underground)
Declension
editDeclension of grotta | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | grotta | grottan | grottor | grottorna |
Genitive | grottas | grottans | grottors | grottornas |
Derived terms
editVerb
editgrotta (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
editConjugation 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. |
References
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