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Definition 2024
grús
grús
Irish
Noun
grús m (genitive singular grúis, nominative plural grúis)
- crane (bird of the family Gruidae)
Declension
Declension of grús
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
Usage notes
Somewhat of a technical term. The usual word for ‘crane’ is corr, but since that word also means ‘heron’ and ‘stork’, the Latin word grūs was pressed into service as an unambiguous word for ‘crane’.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| grús | ghrús | ngrús |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||