grixo

Ligurian

Etymology

Old French or Occitan, both from Frankish *gris, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁- (“to green, to grow”). Akin to Old High German grīs (German greis) and grāo, Old English grǣġ (English grey, gray) and grīs, Old Norse grār, Italian grigio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾiːʒu/
• Hyphenation: grî‧xo

Adjective

grix

1. grey, gray

   Synonym: bixo

Venetian

Etymology

Old French or Occitan, both from Frankish *gris, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁- (“to green, to grow”).

Akin to Old High German grīs (German greis) and grāo, Old English grǣġ (English grey, gray) and grīs, Old Norse grār, Italian grigio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾi.zo/
• Rhymes: -izo
• Hyphenation: grì‧xo

Adjective

grixo (feminine singular grixa, masculine plural grixi, feminine plural grixe)

1. grey, gray

   Synonym: bixo

Descendants

• → Greek: γκρίζος (gkrízos)