gru

Meaning

1. (feminine, invariable) crane (bird)
2. (feminine, invariable) crane (machinery)

Concepts

crane

davit

oink

pry

shadoof

tow truck

bale collectors

bale throwers

common crane

handling machinery

cranes

Grus

Synonyms

cicogna

lanciaballe

macchine per la movimentazione

raccoglitori di balle

Translations

grue

γερανός

Kranich

grúa

Kran

grulla

kraanvogel

grou

guindaste

grus

grua

hijskraan

kraan

كركي

Hyphenated as

grù

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡru/

Etymology

From Latin gruem f or m (“crane”), from Proto-Indo-European *gr̥h₂ú-, from *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).
Cognate with French grue f, Spanish grua f, Portuguese grou m, Romanian grui m.