grua
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Albanian *grāwā, from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵerh₂- (“old”).[1] Compare Ancient Greek γραῦς (graûs, “old woman”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
grúa f (plural grá, definite grúaja, definite plural grátë)
Declension edit
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “grua ~ grue”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 125
Further reading edit
- “grua”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin gruem (“crane”), from *gr̥h₂ú-, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).
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grua f (plural grues)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “grua” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Irish edit
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Etymology edit
From Old Irish gruad 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 edit
Noun edit
grua f (genitive singular grua, nominative plural gruanna)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- dul in ngrua (“to foul”) (of hook, etc.)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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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 edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 59
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “grua”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gruad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
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grua m or f
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grua
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
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grua f
Etymology 2 edit
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grua f
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from Low German gruwen.
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grua (present tense gruer or gruar, simple past grua or grudde, past participle grua or grutt or grudd)
- 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 edit
- “grua” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan edit
Etymology edit
From Latin grūs, gruem (“crane”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
grua f (plural gruas)
- crane (bird and lifting device)
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French grue, from Latin grūs.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -uɐ
- Hyphenation: gru‧a
Noun edit
grua f (plural gruas)
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ “grua” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- ^ “grua” in iDicionário Aulete.