grou
Afrikaans
Adjective
grou (attributive grou or groue, comparative grouer, superlative grouste)
- grey, ash-coloured; dull white; dull black
- Die grou môrelig
- The ash-coloured/grey morning light.
- very old and long ago
- Dis in die groue verlede.
- It is in the distant past.
- sombre, sad, sorrowful, bleak
- Die toekoms lyk grou.
- The future looks bleak.
- monotonous, humdrum
Synonyms
- (monotonous): eentonig
- (monotonous): saai
Derived terms
- grouheid
Verb
grou (present grou, present participle grouende, past participle gegrou)
- to dig
- to rummage or to search for something either for the sake of finding something or out of curiosity
Synonyms
- (to dig): grawe
- (to rummage): krap
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese [Term?], from Latin grūs, gruem (“crane”) (possibly through a Vulgar Latin *gruum).
Noun
grou m (plural grous)
- crane (bird)
Related terms
- grúa
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese gru, from Latin grūs, gruem (“crane”) (possibly through a Vulgar Latin *gruum), from *gr̥h₂ú-, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).
Noun
grou m (plural grous, feminine grua, feminine plural gruas)
- crane (large, long-legged and long-necked birds)
Related terms
- grua