Grind

See also: grind and grínd

German

Etymology

From Middle High German grint, from Old High German grint, from Proto-West Germanic *grind, from Proto-Germanic *grindą (“grounds, ground material”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrendʰ- (“to crush”).

Cognate with West Frisian grint (“gravel”), Dutch grind (“gravel; shingle”), obsolete Dutch grinden (“to grind, rub, crush”). More at English grind. The sense for head developed metonymically as a clipping of Kopfgrind.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁɪnt/
• Rhymes: -ɪnt

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Grind m (strong, genitive Grindes or Grinds, plural Grinde)

1. (regional) scab (on a wound)

   Synonyms: Schorf, Wundschorf, Kruste, Wundkruste

2. (regional) various kinds of scab-like skin diseases or conditions, such as scabies, scurf, dandruff

   Synonym: Schorf

3. (Switzerland, informal) head
4. (hunting) animal head

Declension

Declension of Grind [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Grind	die	Grinde
genitive	eines	des	Grindes, Grinds	der	Grinde
dative	einem	dem	Grind, Grinde1	den	Grinden
accusative	einen	den	Grind	die	Grinde

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• grindig

Further reading

• “Grind” in Duden online
• “Grind” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Noun

Grind

1. plural of Grund

Romanian

Etymology

From grind (“sandbank”), perhaps of Germanic origin. Compare Dutch grind (“sand, gravel”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Grind m

1. a village in Lăpugiu de Jos, Hunedoara County, Romania