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grua

grua

See also: grúa

Albanian

Noun

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

  1. woman
  2. spouse

Declension


Catalan

Etymology

From Latin grūs.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ua

Noun

grua f (plural grues)

  1. crane (bird and lifting device)

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)).

Noun

grua f (genitive singular grua, nominative plural gruanna)

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

Declension

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.

Norwegian

Verb

grua

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin grūs.

Noun

grua f (plural gruas)

  1. crane (lifting device)
  2. female crane

Synonyms

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