grua

See also: grúa

Albanian

Alternative forms

• grue (Gheg)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *grāwā, from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵerh₂- (“old”). Compare Ancient Greek γραῦς (graûs, “old woman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɾua]

Noun

grúa f (plural grá, definite grúaja, definite plural grátë)

1. woman (mature female human)

   Coordinate terms: burrë (“man”), vajzë (“girl”)

   grua e ve ― widowed woman

2. wife, spouse

Declension

Declension of grua

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	grua	gra	gruaja	gratë
accusative			gruan
dative	gruaje	grave	gruas	gravet
ablative		grash

Further reading

• “grua”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾu.ə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾu.a/
• Rhymes: -ua

Noun

grua f (plural grues)

1. crane (bird and lifting device)
2. kite (flying toy)

   Synonym: estel

Derived terms

• grua carunculada
• grua cridanera
• gruar
• gruer

 

Further reading

• “grua” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Irish

Alternative forms

• gruadh (obsolete)
• gruaidh

Etymology

From Old Irish gruad n (“cheek; brow, edge of a ridge or furrow”) (compare Scottish Gaelic gruaidh (“cheek”)), from Proto-Celtic *groudos (“chin, cheek”) (compare Welsh grudd (“cheek; slope”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾˠuə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾˠuəj/, [ˈɡɾˠui̯] (corresponding to the form gruaidh)

Noun

grua f (genitive singular grua, nominative plural gruanna)

1. (upper part of) cheek
2. brow, edge (of hill, ridge, etc.)
3. facet

Declension

Declension of grua

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative grua gruanna Vocative a ghrua a ghruanna Genitive grua gruanna Dative grua gruanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ghrua na gruanna Genitive na grua na ngruanna Dative leis an ngrua don ghrua leis na gruanna

Derived terms

• dul in ngrua (“to foul”) (of hook, etc.)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
grua	ghrua	ngrua
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “grua”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gruad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• (of noun) gruen
• (of verb) gruet
• (simple past) grudde
• (past participle) grudd

Noun

grua m or f

1. definite feminine singular of grue

Verb

grua

1. past tense of grue
2. past participle of grue

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrʉːɑ/

Noun

grua f

1. definite singular of gru

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡrʉːa/

Noun

grua f

1. definite singular of grue

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Low German gruwen.

Alternative forms

• grue

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡrʉːa/

Verb

grua (present tense gruer or gruar, simple past grua or grudde, past participle grua or grutt or grudd)

1. To be queasy or nervous in anticipation of something.

   Antonym: gle

   Ho gruar seg til sumaren

   She is not happy about the comming summer

References

• “grua” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin grūs, gruem (“crane”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡry.ɒ/

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Noun

grua f (plural gruas)

1. crane (bird and lifting device)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French grue, from Latin grūs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾu.ɐ/

• Rhymes: -uɐ
• Hyphenation: gru‧a

Noun

grua f (plural gruas)

1. crane (lifting device)
2. female crane

Synonyms

• guindaste

Related terms

• grou