grou

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

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Adjective

grou (attributive grou or groue, comparative grouer, superlative grouste)

1. grey, ash-coloured; dull white; dull black

   Die grou môrelig

   The ash-coloured/grey morning light.

2. very old and long ago

   Dis in die groue verlede.

   It is in the distant past.

3. sombre, sad, sorrowful, bleak

   Die toekoms lyk grou.

   The future looks bleak.

4. monotonous, humdrum

Synonyms

• (monotonous): eentonig
• (monotonous): saai

Derived terms

• grouheid

Verb

grou (present grou, present participle grouende, past participle gegrou)

1. to dig
2. to rummage or to search for something either for the sake of finding something or out of curiosity

Synonyms

• (to dig): grawe
• (to rummage): krap

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin grūs, gruem (“crane”) (possibly through a Vulgar Latin *gruum).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾow/

Noun

grou m (plural grous)

1. crane (bird)

Related terms

• grúa

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gru, from Latin gruem (“crane”) (possibly through a Vulgar Latin *gruum), from *gr̥h₂ú-, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾo(w)/ [ˈɡɾo(ʊ̯)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾo(w)/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾo(w)/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾow/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾo/

• Rhymes: -ow

Noun

grou m (plural grous, feminine grua, feminine plural gruas)

1. crane (large, long-legged and long-necked birds)

Related terms

• grua