Grus

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See also: grus, Gruß, and grús

Translingual

Grus grus

Etymology

From Latin grūs (“crane”).

Proper noun

Grus f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Gruidae – cranes.

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  • Several species, noted below, are now often included in the resurrected genus Antigone by some references.

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English

Etymology

Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin grūs (“a crane (bird)”), originally from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).

Proper noun

Grus

  1. (astronomy) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a crane. It contains the star Alnair and lies south of the constellation Piscis Austrinus.

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Proper noun

Grus m anim (female equivalent Grusová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Grus (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Grus Grusové
genitive Grusa Grusů
dative Grusovi Grusům
accusative Grusa Grusy
vocative Gruse Grusové
locative Grusovi Grusech
instrumental Grusem Grusy

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Proper noun

Grus ?

  1. (astronomy) Grus (spring constellation of the southern sky)
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