grus
English edit
Noun edit
grus (plural gruses)
- (geology) An accumulation of angular, coarse-grained fragments (particles of sand and gravel) resulting from the chemical and mechanical weathering of crystalline rocks.
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German grus, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *greutą (“grit”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
grus n (singular definite gruset, not used in plural form)
Declension edit
Declension of grus
neuter gender |
Singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | grus | gruset |
genitive | grus' | grusets |
Derived terms edit
- kattegrus (“kitty litter”)
References edit
- “grus” in Den Danske Ordbog
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Italic *grūs, from *gr̥h₂ú-, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”). Cognate to English crane, but not to grouse, whose etymology is unknown.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
grūs f or m (genitive gruis); third declension
Usage notes edit
- Feminine by default.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | grūs | gruēs |
Genitive | gruis | gruum |
Dative | gruī | gruibus |
Accusative | gruem | gruēs |
Ablative | grue | gruibus |
Vocative | grūs | gruēs |
Synonyms edit
- (weapon): corvus
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “grus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “grus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- grus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German grus.
Noun edit
grus m or n (definite singular grusen or gruset)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “grus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German grus.
Noun edit
grus m or n (definite singular grusen or gruset)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “grus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish grus, from Middle Low German grus, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *greutą (“grit”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
grus n
- gravel; small pieces of stone
- red clay (on a tennis court), hard court
Declension edit
Declension of grus | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | grus | gruset | — | — |
Genitive | grus | grusets | — | — |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
References edit
Vilamovian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German and Old High German grōz.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Adjective edit
grūs
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "big"): klīn