grou

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χrʌu̯/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

From Dutch grauw.

Adjective

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

1. grey, ash-coloured; dull white; dull black

   Die grou môrelig

   The ash-coloured/grey morning light.

2. very old and long ago

   Dis in die groue verlede.

   It is in the distant past.

3. sombre, sad, sorrowful, bleak

   Die toekoms lyk grou.

   The future looks bleak.

4. monotonous, humdrum

   Synonyms: eentonig, saai

Inflection

Inflection of grou

	predicative	attributive	independent		partitive
			singular	plural
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)

1. to dig

   Synonym: graaf/grawe

2. 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): /ˈɡɾow/ [ˈɡɾow]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈɡɾow/ [ˈɡɾow]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /ˈħɾow/ [ˈħɾow]

• Rhymes: -ow
• Hyphenation: grou

Noun

grou m (plural grous)

1. 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)/

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

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Rhymes: -ow

Noun

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

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

Related terms

• grua

Further reading

• “grou”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “grou”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026