grus

Noun

grus (plural gruses)

1. (geology) An accumulation of angular, coarse-grained fragments (particles of sand and gravel) resulting from the chemical and mechanical weathering of crystalline rocks.

Anagrams

• rugs

Etymology

From Middle Low German grūs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡruːs/, [ɡ̊ʁuːˀs]

Noun

grus n (singular definite gruset, not used in plural form)

1. gravel

References

• “grus” in Den Danske Ordbog

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

1. crane, a bird also eaten as food
2. a type of siege weapon

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)

Etymology

From Middle Low German grus

Noun

grus m, n (definite singular grusen or gruset)

1. gravel

References

• “grus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Middle Low German grus

Noun

grus m, n (definite singular grusen or gruset)

1. gravel

References

• “grus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Swedish grus, from Middle Low German grus.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ʉːs

Noun

grus n

1. gravel; small pieces of stone
2. red clay (on a tennis court), hard court

References

• grus in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)

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Adjective

grūs

1. great
2. big