gruñir

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin grunnīre, present active infinitive of grunniō, probably ultimately imitative. Compare Portuguese grunhir, Danish grynte, Old High German grunnizon, German grunzen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɾuˈɲiɾ/

Verb

gruñir (first-person singular present gruño, first-person singular preterite gruñí, past participle gruñido)

  1. to grunt
  2. to growl

Conjugation

  • Rule: Any unstressed i immediately after a root ending in ll, ñ or i is always absorbed.
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