gruuba

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German grūbe, gruobe, from Old High German gruoba, from Proto-Germanic *grōbō (“hole, ditch, pit”). Cognate with German Grube (“pit, mine”), English groove.

Noun

gruuba f (plural gruuben, diminutive grübale)

  1. (Sette Comuni) ravine, gorge
    In de bèllar zeinta gruuben un grübalen.
    In the woods there are large and small ravines.

Declension

Declension of gruuba – 6th declension
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative an de gruuba de gruuben
accusative an de gruuba de gruuben
dative anara dar gruuben in gruuben

References

  • “gruuba” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
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