greu

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See also: grèu

Aromanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin grevis, from Latin gravis. Compare Romanian greu.

Adjective

greu m (feminine greauã, masculine plural grei, feminine plural greali / greale)

  1. heavy
  2. hard, difficult

Adverb

greu

  1. with difficulty

Catalan

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:etymology at line 156: Old Occitan (pro) is not set as an ancestor of Catalan (ca) in Module:languages/data/2. The ancestor of Catalan is Old Catalan (roa-oca). (compare Occitan grèu), from Vulgar Latin *grevis (influenced by its antonym levis; compare French grief, Italian greve), from Latin gravis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us.

Pronunciation

Adjective

greu m or f (masculine and feminine plural greus)

  1. heavy, weighty
    Synonyms: pesat, feixuc
    Antonyms: lleu, lleuger
  2. grave, serious
    Antonym: lleu
  3. hard, difficult

Derived terms

Further reading


Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin graecus. Compare grezois

Adjective

greu m (oblique and nominative feminine singular grecque)

  1. Greek (from or relating to Greece)

Noun

greu oblique singularm (nominative singular greus)

  1. Greek (language)

Romanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin grevis, from Latin gravis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us. Doublet of the borrowed grav.

Pronunciation

Adjective

greu m or n (feminine singular grea, masculine plural grei, feminine and neuter plural grele)

  1. heavy
  2. hard, difficult

Declension

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (heavy, difficult): ușor

Derived terms