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Grus
Grus
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Grus f
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Gruiformes - order; Gruidae - family; Gruinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Grus americana, Grus antigone, Grus canadensis, Grus carunculata, Grus grus, Grus japonensis, Grus leucogeranus, Grus monacha, Grus nigricollis, Grus paradisea, †Grus primigenia, Grus rubicunda, Grus vipio - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276
English
Proper noun
Grus
- (astronomy) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a crane. It contains the star Alnair and lies south of the constellation Piscis Austrinis.
Derived terms
Translations
spring constellation of the southern sky
See also
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Grus (constellation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
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Danish
Noun
grus n (singular definite gruset, not used in plural form)
References
- “grus” in Den Danske Ordbog
Latin
grūs (a crane)
Etymology
From *gr̥h₂ú- from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”). Cognate to English crane, but not to grouse whose etymology is unknown.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡruːs/
Noun
grūs m, f (genitive gruis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | grūs | gruēs |
| genitive | gruis | gruum |
| dative | gruī | gruibus |
| accusative | gruem | gruēs |
| ablative | grue | gruibus |
| vocative | grūs | gruēs |
Synonyms
- (weapon): corvus
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- grus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- grus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- GRUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German grus
Noun
grus m, n (definite singular grusen or gruset)
References
- “grus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German grus
Noun
grus m, n (definite singular grusen or gruset)
References
- “grus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish grus, from Middle Low German grus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʉːs
Noun
grus n
- gravel; small pieces of stone
- red clay (on a tennis court), hard court
Declension
Declension of grus
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See also
References
- grus in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)