gruuba

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Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

gruuba f (plural gruubendiminutive grübale)

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

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References[edit]

  • “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