Greif
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