greu

See also: grèu

Aromanian

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin grevem, alteration of Latin gravem. Compare Romanian greu.

Adjective

greu m (feminine greauã or grau, masculine plural grei, feminine plural greali / greale / greli)

1. heavy
2. hard, difficult

Related terms

• greatsã
• griutati
• ngrec
• ngriunedz

Adverb

greu

1. with difficulty

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin grevem, alteration of Latin gravem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɡɾew]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ew

Adjective

greu m or f (masculine and feminine plural greus)

1. heavy, weighty

   Synonyms: pesat, feixuc

   Antonyms: lleu, lleuger

2. grave, serious

   Antonym: lleu

3. hard, difficult
4. (music) bass

Derived terms

• accent greu
• greument
• saber greu

Related terms

• agreujar
• gravetat

Further reading

• “greu”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “greu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “greu” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “greu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Old French

Alternative forms

• griu

Etymology

Inherited from Latin graecus. Compare grezois.

Adjective

greu m (oblique and nominative feminine singular grecque)

1. Greek (from or relating to Greece)

Noun

greu oblique singular, m (nominative singular greus)

1. Greek (language)

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan greu, from Early Medieval Latin grevis, a blend of gravis + levis. Doublet of grave.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾɛw/
• Rhymes: -ɛw
• Hyphenation: greu

Adjective

greu m or f (plural greus)

1. hard; difficult

   Synonym: grave

   Antonym: leu

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “greu”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Ferreiro, Manuel (2014–2026), “greu”, in Universo Cantigas: edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa [Universo Cantigas: critical edition of Galician-Portuguese medieval poetry] (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “greu”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin grevem, alteration of Latin gravem. Compare Aromanian greu. Doublet of grav, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrew/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ew

Adjective

greu m or n (feminine singular grea, masculine plural grei, feminine/neuter plural grele)

1. heavy
2. hard, difficult
3. (archaic or regional) pregnant

   a rămâne grea ― to get pregnant

Declension

Declension of greu

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	greu		grea		grei	grele
	definite	greul		greaua		greii	grelele
genitive- dative	indefinite	greu		grele		grei	grele
	definite	greului		grelei		greilor	grelelor

Synonyms

• (difficult): dificil
• (pregnant): însărcinat

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “heavy, difficult”): ușor

Derived terms

• greoi
• greuință
• greutate
• îngreuia

Related terms

• greață
• îngreca
• îngreuna

Noun

greu n (uncountable)

1. difficulty or hardship

   cu greu ― with difficulty

   Greul abia acum începe.

   The hard part only begins now.

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	greu	greul
genitive-dative	greu	greului
vocative	greule

References

• “greu”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Anagrams

• uger