Greif

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See also: greif and Gréif

German

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ɡʁaɪ̯f/
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Noun

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Greif m (strong, genitive Greifes or Greifs, plural Greife) or
Greif m (weak, genitive Greifen, plural Greifen)

  1. griffin
  2. (heraldry) griffin

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Greif on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
  • Greif” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Greif” in Duden online
  • Greif” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon