Greif
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German grīf, grīfe, from Old High German grīf, grīfo, borrowed from Latin gryphus, borrowed from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps). Unrelated to greifen (“to grab”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Greif m (strong, genitive Greifes or Greifs, plural Greife) or
Greif m (weak, genitive Greifen, plural Greifen)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Greif [masculine, strong]
Declension of Greif [masculine, weak]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Greif on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Greif” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Greif” in Duden online
- “Greif” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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