gheu̯ei̯ā (ĝheu̯ei̯ā)

English meaning                      pit, hollow

German meaning                     `Grube, Höhle'?

Grammatical comments         

General comments                  Nur griech. und lat.

Derivatives                             

Material                                   Gr. χειά, Hom. χειή `Höhle, Schlupfwinkel' =

                lat. fovea `Grube, Höhle'; favissae `unterirdische Kammern', mit etrusk. Suffix, kann hybride Bildung sein.

References                              WP. I 564, WH. I 467 f., 538.

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