grús
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
grús m (genitive singular grúis, nominative plural grúis)
Usage notes edit
Somewhat of a technical term. The usual word for ‘crane’ is corr, but since that word also means ‘heron’ and ‘stork’, the Latin word grūs was pressed into service as an unambiguous word for ‘crane’.
Declension edit
Declension of grús
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
grús | ghrús | ngrús |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Entries containing “grús” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “grús” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Middle Irish edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
grús (gender unknown)
Mutation edit
Middle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
grús | grús pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngrús |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |