gre

See also: GRE, gré, and grę

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Greek.

Symbol

gre

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2/B language code for Greek.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Greek terms

English

Noun

gre (plural gres)

1. Obsolete form of gree.

Anagrams

• -erg-, EGR, ERG, GER, Ger, Ger., Ger⁺⁶, Reg, erg, ger, reg

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French gré (“step”), from Latin gradus. The senses related to success are potentially from Scottish Gaelic gré.

Alternative forms

• gree

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡreː/

Noun

gre (plural gres)

1. A step, gree or rung; a part of a staircase or ladder.
2. A stage or level as part of a scale; a level of a discontinuous scale.
3. A degree or extent; a level of a continuous scale.
4. Social or professional standing or status; one's position in society or a subset of it.
5. A degree or generation of ancestry; a stage in one's family history.
6. Success, winning or achievement in battle or sport.
7. (geometry) An angular measurement amounting to 1/360 of a circle.
8. (rare) A degree (educational qualification handed out by tertiary institutions)

Related terms

• degre
• grely

Descendants

• English: gree (obsolete)
• Scots: gree

References

• “grẹ̄, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 15 September 2018.

Etymology 2

From Old French gré (“goodwill”), from Latin grātum, a noun from Latin grātus.

Alternative forms

• gree

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡreː/

Noun

gre (uncountable)

1. A favourable or good attitude; goodwill, kindness.
   • Late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale:

     And notified is þurȝout þe toun / Þat every wiȝt, wiþ greet devocioun, / Sholde preyen Crist þat he þis mariage / Recyve in gree and spede þis viage.

2. Satisfaction, compensation, understanding.

Related terms

• agre
• greable
• green

Descendants

• English: gree (archaic)
• Scots: gree (obsolete)

References

• “grẹ̄, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 15 September 2018.

Etymology 3

Verb

gre

1. alternative form of green

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• grä (Föhr-Amrum, Wiedingharde)
• gra (Mooring)
• grai (Heligoland)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grēwaz. Cognate with Dutch grauw, German grau, English grey.

Pronunciation

• (Sylt) IPA^(key): [ɡ̊rɛ]

Adjective

gre

1. (Sylt) grey

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English grey.

Adjective

gre

1. grey

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gregis (compare Old Irish graig (“horses”)); cognate with Latin grex.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡreː/

Noun

gre f (plural greoedd)

1. stud (of horses), flock, herd

   Synonyms: haid, gyr, praidd, diadell

Mutation

Mutated forms of gre

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gre	re	ngre	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.