grus
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grūs (a crane)
English
Noun
grus (plural gruses)
- (geology) An accumulation of angular, coarse-grained fragments (particles of sand and gravel) resulting from the chemical and mechanical weathering of crystalline rocks.
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German grus, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *greutą (“grit”).
Pronunciation
Noun
grus n (singular definite gruset, not used in plural form)
Declension
Declension of grus
| neuter gender |
Singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | grus | gruset |
| genitive | grus' | grusets |
Derived terms
- kattegrus (“kitty litter”)
References
- “grus” in Den Danske Ordbog
Latin
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Etymology
From Proto-Italic *grūs, from *gr̥h₂ú-, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”). Cognate to English crane, but not to grouse, whose etymology is unknown.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡruːs/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɡrus/,
Noun
grūs f or m (genitive gruis); third declension
Usage notes
- Feminine by default.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | grūs | gruēs |
| genitive | gruis | gruum |
| dative | gruī | gruibus |
| accusative | gruem | gruēs |
| ablative | grue | gruibus |
| vocative | grūs | gruēs |
Synonyms
- (weapon): corvus m
Derived terms
Descendants
Unsorted:
References
- “grus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “grus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- grus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German grus.
Noun
grus m or n (definite singular grusen or gruset)
Derived terms
References
- “grus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German grus.
Noun
grus m or n (definite singular grusen or gruset)
Derived terms
References
- “grus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish grus, from Middle Low German grus, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *greutą (“grit”).
Pronunciation
Noun
grus n
- gravel; small pieces of stone
- red clay (on a tennis court), hard court
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | grus | grus |
| definite | gruset | grusets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
References
- grus in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- grus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- grus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Vilamovian
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German grōz.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
grūs
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “big”): klīn