grev

Cornish

Adjective

grev

1. Soft mutation of krev.

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Danish

Noun

grev

1. greve, used as a pre-name title

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Norman

Alternative forms

• grève (continental Normandy, Jersey)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *grava (attested in Medieval Latin; compare French grève), of pre-Latin origin.

Noun

grev f (plural grevs)

1. (Sark) beach

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

grev

1. present tense of grava and grave

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Sutsilvan) greav
• (Puter, Vallader) greiv

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *grevis, from Latin gravis.

Adjective

grev m (feminine singular greva, masculine plural grevs, feminine plural grevas)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) heavy, weighty
2. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) difficult

Synonyms

• (heavy):
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) pesant
  • (Sursilvan) pesont
  • (Sutsilvan) pasànt
  • (Surmiran) pasant