grus

See also Grus, and Gruß

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German grūs.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡruːs/, [ɡ̊ʁuːˀs]

Noun

grus n (singular definite gruset, not used in plural form)

1. gravel

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Latin

grūs (a crane)

Etymology

Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”). Cognate to English crane, but not to grouse, which has an unknown etymology.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ɡruːs/

Noun

grūs (genitive gruis); mf, third declension

1. crane, a bird also eaten as food
2. a type of siege weapon

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	grūs	gruēs
genitive	gruis	gruum
dative	gruī	gruibus
accusative	gruem	gruēs
ablative	grue	gruibus
vocative	grūs	gruēs

Synonyms

• (weapon): corvus

Derived terms

• gruō

Descendants

Albanian: kurrilë English: Grus Translingual: Grus French: grue

Italian: gru Portuguese: grua, grou Romanian: grui Spanish: grúa

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

grus n

1. gravel; small pieces of stone
2. red clay (on a tennis court), hard court

Declension

Declension of grus

	uncountable		uncountable
Neuter	indefinite	definite
nominative	grus	gruset
genitive	grus	grusets

Related terms

grusa grusbacke grusbana grusbank grusbelägga grusbeläggning

grusbil grusbädd grusgrop grusgång grushög grusig

gruskorn grusning grusplan grusspelare grustag grustennis

grustäckt grustäkt grusviva grusväg grusås grusöken

See also

• asfalt
• gräs
• morän
• sand
• singel
• stone

References

• grus in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)