grua

See also: grúa

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *grāwā, from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵerh₂- (old).[1] Compare Ancient Greek γραῦς (graûs, old woman).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɾua]

Noun

grúa f (indefinite plural grá, definite singular grúaja, definite plural grátë)

  1. woman (mature female human)
    Coordinate terms: burrë (man), vajzë (girl)
    grua e vewidowed woman
  2. wife, spouse

Declension

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), grua ~ grue”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 125

Further reading

  • grua” on fjalorthi.com

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin grūs, gruem (crane), from *gr̥h₂ú-, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (to cry hoarsely).

Pronunciation

Noun

grua f (plural grues)

  1. crane (bird and lifting device)
  2. kite (flying toy)
    Synonym: estel

Derived terms

Further reading

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish gruad n (cheek; brow, edge of a ridge or furrow) (compare Scottish Gaelic gruaidh (cheek)), from Proto-Celtic *groudos (chin, cheek) (compare Welsh grudd (cheek; slope)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠuə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠuəj/, [ˈɡɾˠui̯][1] (corresponding to the form gruaidh)

Noun

grua f (genitive singular grua, nominative plural gruanna)

  1. (upper part of) cheek
  2. (of hill, ridge, etc.) brow, edge
  3. facet

Declension

Derived terms

  • dul in ngrua (to foul) (of hook, etc.)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
grua ghrua ngrua
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 59

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • (of noun) gruen
  • (of verb) gruet
  • (simple past) grudde
  • (past participle) grudd

Noun

grua m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of grue

Verb

grua

  1. past tense of grue
  2. past participle of grue

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrʉːɑ/

Noun

grua f

  1. definite singular of gru

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɡrʉːa/

Noun

grua f

  1. definite singular of grue

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Low German gruwen.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɡrʉːa/

Verb

grua (present tense gruer or gruar, simple past grua or grudde, past participle grua or grutt or grudd)

  1. To be queasy or nervous in anticipation of something.
    Antonym: gle
    Ho gruar seg til sumaren
    She is not happy about the comming summer

References

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin grūs, gruem (crane).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡry.ɒ/
  • (file)

Noun

grua f (plural gruas)

  1. crane (bird and lifting device)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French grue, from Latin grūs.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɾu.ɐ/

  • Rhymes: -uɐ
  • Hyphenation: gru‧a

Noun

grua f (plural gruas)

  1. crane (lifting device)
  2. female crane

Synonyms

References

  1. grua” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
  2. grua” in iDicionário Aulete.
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