Greif
German
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editGreif m (strong, genitive Greifes or Greifs, plural Greife) or
Greif m (weak, genitive Greifen, plural Greifen)
Declension
editDeclension of Greif [masculine, strong]
Declension of Greif [masculine, weak]
Related terms
editFurther 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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