grou
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Afrikaans
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Adjective
[edit]grou (attributive grou or 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
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[edit]Verb
[edit]grou (present grou, present participle grouende, past participle gegrou)
- to dig
- to rummage or to search for something either for the sake of finding something or out of curiosity
Synonyms
[edit]Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]grou m (plural grous)
- crane (bird)
Related terms
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
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- Rhymes: -ow
Noun
[edit]grou m (plural grous, feminine grua, feminine plural gruas)
- crane (large, long-legged and long-necked birds)
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