graur

See also: gráur

Romanian

graur

Alternative forms

• graure — popular

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *graulus or *gravulus, from Latin graculus (“jackdaw”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (“croak”). Compare French grolle, Italian gravolo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡra.ur/

Noun

graur m (plural grauri)

1. starling (bird)
2. (attributive) grey-spotted, gray-spotted (mainly about horses)

   Synonyms: gri, cenușiu

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	graur	graurul		grauri	graurii
genitive-dative	graur	graurului		grauri	graurilor
vocative	graurule			graurilor

See also

• sturnide

References

• graur in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)