greif

See also: Greif and Gréif

Estonian

Etymology

German Greif.

Noun

greif (genitive greifi, partitive greifi)

1. griffin

Declension

Declension of greif (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		greif	greifid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	greifi
genitive			greifide
partitive		greifi	greife greifisid
illative		greifi greifisse	greifidesse greifesse
inessive		greifis	greifides greifes
elative		greifist	greifidest greifest
allative		greifile	greifidele greifele
adessive		greifil	greifidel greifel
ablative		greifilt	greifidelt greifelt
translative		greifiks	greifideks greifeks
terminative		greifini	greifideni
essive		greifina	greifidena
abessive		greifita	greifideta
comitative		greifiga	greifidega

Further reading

• greif in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁaɪ̯f/

• Audio:

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Verb

greif

1. singular imperative of greifen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of greifen

Middle High German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈɡrei̯f/

Verb

greif

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of grīfen

Old High German

Verb

greif

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of grīfan