grou

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /χrʌu̯/
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Etymology 1

Adjective

grou (attributive grou or (chiefly figurative senses) groue, comparative grouer, superlative grouste)

grey, ash-coloured; dull white; dull black
Die grou môrelig
The ash-coloured/grey morning light.
very old and long ago
Dis in die groue verlede.
It is in the distant past.
sombre, sad, sorrowful, bleak
Die toekoms lyk grou.
The future looks bleak.
monotonous, humdrum
Synonyms: eentonig, saai

Inflection

Inflection of grou

	predicative	attributive	independent		partitive
	predicative	attributive	singular	plural	partitive
positive	grou	grou, groue	groue	groues	grous
comparative	grouer		grouere	groueres	grouers
superlative	grouste			groustes	—

Derived terms

grouheid

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Dutch "krauwen" influenced by "graaf"?”)

Verb

grou (present grou, present participle grouende, past participle gegrou)

to dig
Synonym: graaf/grawe
to rummage or to search for something either for the sake of finding something or out of curiosity
Synonym: krap

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gru m, from Latin grūs, gruem f or m (“crane”) or possibly through a Vulgar Latin *gruum m, from the same etymon.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɾow/

Noun

grou m (plural grous)

crane (bird)

Related terms

grúa

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gru m, from Latin gruem f or m (“crane”) or possibly through a Vulgar Latin *gruum m, from Proto-Indo-European *gr̥h₂ú-, from *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾo(w)/ [ˈɡɾo(ʊ̯)]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾo(w)/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾow/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾo/

Rhymes: -ow

Noun

grou m (plural grous, feminine grua, feminine plural gruas)

crane (large, long-legged and long-necked birds)

Related terms

grua