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grua

See also: grúa and Grua

Albanian

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Një grua nga Gruda

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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grúa f (plural grá, definite grúaja, definite plural grátë)

  1. woman (mature female human)
    Coordinate terms: burrë (“man”), vajzë (“girl”)
    grua e ve ― widowed woman
  2. wife, spouse

Declension

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Declension of grua
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grua gruaja gra gratë
accusative gruan
dative gruajeje gruas grave grave
ablative grash

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “grua ~ grue”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 125

Further reading

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

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin gruem (“crane”), from *gr̥h₂ú-, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).

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Noun

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grua f (plural grues)

  1. crane (bird and lifting device)
  2. kite (flying toy)
    Synonym: estel

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Irish

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Etymology

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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”)).

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Noun

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grua f (genitive singular grua, nominative plural gruanna)

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

Declension

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Declension of grua (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative grua gruanna
vocative a ghrua a ghruanna
genitive grua gruanna
dative grua gruanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ghrua na gruanna
genitive na grua na ngruanna
dative leis an ngrua
don ghrua 		leis na gruanna

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of grua
radical lenition eclipsis
grua ghrua ngrua

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 271, page 128
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 130
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 152, page 59

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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grua m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of grue

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grua

  1. past tense of grue
  2. past participle of grue

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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grua f

  1. definite singular of gru

Etymology 2

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Noun

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grua f

  1. definite singular of grue

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Low German gruwen.

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Verb

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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.
    Synonym: kvi
    Antonym: gle
    Ho gruar seg til sumaren
    She is not happy about the comming summer

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Occitan

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Etymology

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From Latin grūs, gruem (“crane”).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡry.ɒ/
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grua f (plural gruas)

  1. crane (bird and lifting device)

Portuguese

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Etymology

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

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  • Rhymes: -uɐ
  • Hyphenation: gru‧a

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grua f (plural gruas)

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

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  1. ^ “grua”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
  2. ^ “grua”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
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