grui

Latin

Noun

gruī

1. dative singular of grūs

Romanian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin grunnium (“snout”), from Latin grunniō. Compare Aromanian grunj.

Noun

grui n (plural gruiuri or gruie)

1. (regional) hill slope
2. hillock

Declension

Plural gruiuri

Declension of grui

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) grui	gruiul	(niște) gruiuri	gruiurile
genitive/dative	(unui) grui	gruiului	(unor) gruiuri	gruiurilor
vocative	gruiule		gruiurilor

Plural gruie

Declension of grui

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) grui	gruiul	(niște) gruie	gruiele
genitive/dative	(unui) grui	gruiului	(unor) gruie	gruielor
vocative	gruiule		gruielor

Derived terms

• gruieț

See also

• deal
• colină
• delușor

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• grue, gruie — rare

Noun

grui m (plural grui)

1. (regional, chiefly Transylvanian) crane (bird)

   Synonym: cocor

Declension

Declension of grui

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) grui	gruiul	(niște) grui	gruii
genitive/dative	(unui) grui	gruiului	(unor) grui	gruilor
vocative	gruiule		gruilor

References

• grui in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)