Grus
English
proper noun
Definitions
- (constellation) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a crane. It contains the star Alnair and lies south of the constellation Piscis Austrinis.
Etymology
Derived from Latin grūs (crane, a crane) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (cry hoarsely, resound, call hoarsely, crane).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gerh₂-
Gloss
cry hoarsely, resound, call hoarsely, crane
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
鶴
Emoji
🏗️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *gruum Latin
- gruem, grūs, grus Latin
- grus Latin
- grūs Latin
- grue French
- γέρανος Ancient Greek
- *awis Proto-Indo-European
- *ger- Proto-Indo-European
- *gerg- Proto-Indo-European
- *gerh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- grua Portuguese
- *krak- Proto-Germanic
- *krakōną Proto-Germanic
- *kran- Proto-Germanic
- *kranô Proto-Germanic
- grús Irish
- kráka Old Norse
- *žeravjь Proto-Slavic
- *žeravľь Proto-Slavic
- *žeravъ Proto-Slavic
- *žeravь Proto-Slavic
- gruo Esperanto
- garnys Lithuanian
- gervė Lithuanian
- girgždėti Lithuanian
- sigrud Volapük
- gruya Ladino
- 𐀐𐀩𐀙𐀂 Mycenaean Greek