grypho

Latin

Etymology 1

Equivalent to grȳps, grȳph- (“griffin”) +‎ -ō. Likely a Latinization of one of the corresponding Romance forms (Old French grifoun, gripon, Italian grifone).

Alternative forms

• gryfo, gryffo, gripho, grifo, griffo

Pronunciation

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡri.fo/, [ˈɡriːfo]

Noun

grȳphō m (genitive grȳphōnis); third declension

1. (Medieval Latin) griffin

   Synonym: grȳps

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	grȳphō	grȳphōnēs
Genitive	grȳphōnis	grȳphōnum
Dative	grȳphōnī	grȳphōnibus
Accusative	grȳphōnem	grȳphōnēs
Ablative	grȳphōne	grȳphōnibus
Vocative	grȳphō	grȳphōnēs

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡryː.pʰoː/, [ˈɡryːpʰoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡri.fo/, [ˈɡriːfo]

Noun

grȳphō

1. dative/ablative singular of grȳphus

References

• grypho in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “gryps”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC