γράβαν

γράβαν

Grammatical information: f.

Meaning: σκαφίον, βόθρον H. ModGr. (Laconia etc.) γράβα = τρώγλη, `hole', often in place names, s. Georgakas ByzZ 41, 360f., Rohlfs WB 461.

Origin: LW [a loanword which is (probably) not of Pre-Greek origin] Germ.

Etymology: With Kretschmer Arch. slav. Phil. 27, 234 from Germ., Goth. OHG graba `ditch'. Or from\/through Illyrian? S. also Hubschmid ZRPh 77, 1961, 432. Cf. γράβιον.

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