grui

Latin

Noun

gruī

1. dative singular of grūs

Romanian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin grunnium (“snout”), from Latin grunniō. Compare Aromanian grunj.

Noun

grui n (plural gruiuri or gruie)

1. (regional) hill slope
2. hillock

Declension

Plural gruiuri

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	grui	gruiul		gruiuri	gruiurile
genitive-dative	grui	gruiului		gruiuri	gruiurilor
vocative	gruiule			gruiurilor

Plural gruie

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	grui	gruiul		gruie	gruiele
genitive-dative	grui	gruiului		gruie	gruielor
vocative	gruiule			gruielor

Derived terms

• gruieț

See also

• deal
• colină
• delușor

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin gruem, accusative of grūs f or m (“crane”), from *gr̥h₂ú-, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).

Alternative forms

• grue, gruie — rare

Noun

grui m (plural grui)

1. (regional, chiefly Transylvanian) crane (bird)

   Synonym: cocor

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	grui	gruiul		grui	gruii
genitive-dative	grui	gruiului		grui	gruilor
vocative	gruiule			gruilor

References

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