grua

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

grúa f (plural grá, definite 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 E. (1998) “grua ~ grue”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 125

Further reading

  • grua”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin 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 grúad 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

Noun

grua f (genitive singular grua, nominative plural gruanna)

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

Declension

Derived terms

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. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 130
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 152, page 59

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

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

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

grua f

  1. definite singular of gru

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

grua f

  1. definite singular of grue

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Low German gruwen.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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/
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Noun

grua f (plural gruas)

  1. crane (bird and lifting device)

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uɐ
  • Hyphenation: gru‧a

Noun

grua f (plural gruas)

  1. crane (lifting device)
    Synonym: guindaste
  2. female crane

References

  1. ^ grua”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024
  2. ^ grua”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 20082024