gru

See also: GRU

Danish

Etymology

From grue (“to dread”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡruː/, [ɡ̊ʁuːˀ]

Noun

gru c (singular definite gruen, not used in plural form)

1. horror

Synonyms

• rædsel

Derived terms

• grusom ("cruel")

Verb

gru

1. imperative of grue

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French

Etymology

From Old French gru, from Frankish *grūt. Cognate with English grout.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁy/

Noun

gru m (uncountable)

1. (Louisiana) grits

   Défunte mémère faisait du gru avec le maïs que tu moulais, et alle faisait du bon gru avec ça. ― My late grandmother used to make grits with the corn you would grind up, and she made good grits with that.

Further reading

• Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)

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Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡru/
• Rhymes: -u

Noun

gru f (invariable)

1. crane (bird)
2. crane (machinery)

Proper noun

Gru f

1. (astronomy) Grus (constellation)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrʉː/

Noun

gru f (definite singular grua, uncountable)

1. dread, horror

References

• “gru” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡry/

Noun

gru f

1. crane