grús

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See also: grus, Grus, and Gruß

Irish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin grūs.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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grús m (genitive singular grúis, nominative plural grúis)

  1. crane (bird of the family Gruidae)
    Synonym: corr

Usage notes

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Somewhat of a technical term. The usual word for ‘crane’ is corr, but since that word also means ‘heron’ and ‘stork’, the Latin word grūs was pressed into service as an unambiguous word for ‘crane’.

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
grús ghrús ngrús
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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Middle Irish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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grús (gender unknown)

  1. cheese

Mutation

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Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
grús grús
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/
ngrús
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.