grua

grua

See also: grúa

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *grāwā, from *ǵerh₂-u, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- (“old”) (compare English churl, Tocharian B śrāñ (“old men”), Ancient Greek γραῦς (graûs, “old woman”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɾua]

Noun

grua f (indefinite plural gra, definite singular gruaja, definite plural gratë)

1. woman
2. spouse

Declension

declension of grua

	indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara)			definite forms (trajta të shquara)
	singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)		singular (numri njëjës)	plural (numri shumës)
nominative (emërore)	grua	gra		gruaja	gratë
accusative (kallëzore)	grua	gra		gruan	gratë
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së)	gruaje	grave		gruas	grave
dative (dhanore)	gruaje	grave		gruas	grave
ablative (rrjedhore)	gruaje	grash		gruas	grave

Antonyms

• burrë

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Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin grūs, 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)

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Irish

Alternative forms

• gruadh

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/

Noun

grua f (genitive singular grua, nominative plural gruanna)

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

References

• "grua" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “gruad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrʉːɑ/

Noun

grua f

1. definite singular of gru

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡrʉːa/

Noun

grua f

1. definite singular of grue

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin grūs, probably through the intermediate of French grue[1].

Noun

grua f (plural gruas)

1. crane (lifting device)
2. female crane

Synonyms

• guindaste

Related terms

• grou

References

1. http://www.aulete.com.br/grua