"grotten-" meaning in German

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Prefix

Etymology: * Possibly from dialectal Krotte (“toad”) + -n-. Compare hunde-, from Hund (“dog”). * Alternatively from Grotte (“grotto”) + -n-. Compare Italian grottesco (“grotesque”), from grotta (“cave, grotto”). Etymology templates: {{affix|de|Krotte|-n-|t1=toad}} Krotte (“toad”) + -n-, {{affix|de|Grotte|-n-|t1=grotto}} Grotte (“grotto”) + -n-, {{ncog|it|grottesco|t=grotesque}} Italian grottesco (“grotesque”) Head templates: {{head|de|prefix}} grotten-
  1. (informal) Intensifies adjectives that denote undesirable qualities. Tags: informal, morpheme Derived forms: grottenblöd, grottendämlich, grottendoof, grottenfalsch, grottenhässlich, grottenschlecht
    Sense id: en-grotten--de-prefix-1bn0s2dS Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German intensifiers

Download JSON data for grotten- meaning in German (1.7kB)

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  "etymology_text": "* Possibly from dialectal Krotte (“toad”) + -n-. Compare hunde-, from Hund (“dog”).\n* Alternatively from Grotte (“grotto”) + -n-. Compare Italian grottesco (“grotesque”), from grotta (“cave, grotto”).",
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        }
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    {
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        "German prefixes",
        "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "German terms with audio links"
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