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See also: gríb

Danish

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Etymology

From Old Danish gryp, from Middle Low German grip, via Latin gryps, Derived from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps). Doublet of grif and kerub.

Pronunciation

Noun

grib c (singular definite gribben, plural indefinite gribbe)

  1. a vulture
    1. (figurative) covetousness, solicitousness (eager to obtain something desirable at whatever cost)

Inflection

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References

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Latvian

Verb

grib

  1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of gribēt
  2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of gribēt
  3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of gribēt

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • gribh, griobh

Etymology

From Old Irish gríb, from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).

Noun

grib f (genitive singular gribe, plural gribean)

  1. hindrance, impediment
  2. griffin

Derived terms

  • grìbhean (griffin)
  • grìbhinneach (griffin)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grĩbъ.

Noun

grȋb m inan (Cyrillic spelling гри̑б) (Kajkavian, obsolete)

  1. fungus
    Synonym: gljȉva
  2. (figurative) germ, nidus, nucleus
    • 1870, “Kako se dojimlje rastivo carstvo obrazovanosti čovječje”, in Vijenac. Zabavi i pouci, volume 2, Zagreb: Dragutin Albrecht, page 524:
      Opazismo među ostalim, da su gladne godine podobnije za bunu i urotu i da Irlandeze razpaliti mogu ne samo politički razlozi, već i mikroskopićki gribovi.
      We point out amongst other things that hungry years are more leant towards upheavals and plots and that the Irish can be inflamed not only by political arguments, but also by microscopical germ-cells.
Declension
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Greek γρίπος (grípos).

Noun

grȋb m inan (Cyrillic spelling гри̑б) (Montenegro at Lake Skadar)

  1. seine, a kind of fishing-net
    Hypernym: mrȅža
Declension
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Welsh

Noun

grib

  1. soft mutation of crib

Mutation

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

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