gruis, gruis:
Common · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 3rd
- Frequency:
- Lesser
crane; large bird; siege engine;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | gruis | grues |
| Gen. | gruis | gruium, gruum |
| Dat. | grui | gruibus |
| Acc. | gruem, gruim | grues |
| Voc. | gruis | grues |
| Abl. | grue, grui | gruibus |
Examples
Liber I
Gaius Phaedrus from FABVLARVM AESOPIARVM LIBRI QVINQVE
"...gloriamFortuna tribuit, sensum communem abstulit. VIII. Lupus et Gruis Qui pretium meriti ab improbis desiderat,bis peccat: primum..."Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...deinde secuti mazonomo pueri magno discerpta ferentes membra gruis sparsi sale multo non sine farre, pinguibus et ficis..."