gurus
See also: Gurus and gurús
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡʊ.ɹuːz/, /ˈɡuː.ɹuːz/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡʊ.ɹuz/, /ɡʊˈɹuz/, /ˈɡuː.ɹuːz/, /ɡuːˈɹuːz/, /ˈɡʊ.ɹʊz/, /ɡʊˈɹʊz/
Noun
gurus
- plural of guru
French
Noun
gurus m
- plural of guru
Latin
Etymology
From Hindi गुरू (gurū) / Urdu گرو (guru), from Sanskrit गुरु (gurú, “venerable, respectable”), originally "heavy" and in this sense cognate to English grieve. (A traditional etymology based on the Advaya Taraka Upanishad (line 16)[1] describes the syllables gu as 'darkness' and ru as 'destroyer', thus meaning "one who destroys/dispels darkness").
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡuː.rus/, [ˈɡuːrʊs̠] or IPA(key): /ˈɡu.rus/, [ˈɡʊrʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈɡu.rus/, [ˈɡuːrus]
Noun
gū̆rus m (genitive gū̆rūs); fourth declension
- guru
Declension
Fourth-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gū̆rus | gū̆rūs |
| Genitive | gū̆rūs | gū̆ruum |
| Dative | gū̆ruī | gū̆ribus |
| Accusative | gū̆rum | gū̆rūs |
| Ablative | gū̆rū | gū̆ribus |
| Vocative | gū̆rus | gū̆rūs |
References
- “Advaya Taraka Upanishad(English Translation)”, in (please provide the title of the work), accessed December 15, 2011
Portuguese
Noun
gurus
- plural of guru