grife

Middle High German

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

See grīf.

Noun

grīfe m

1. alternative form of grīf (“griffin, gryphon”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

grīfe

1. first-person singular present indicative of grīfen
2. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of grīfen

Old High German

Verb

grīfe

1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of grīfan

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾi.fi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾi.fi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾi.fe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾi.fɨ/

• Hyphenation: gri‧fe

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French griffe.

Noun

grife f (plural grifes)

1. (Brazil) designer label
   • 2022 November 17, João Perassolo, “SPFW vai do clima de balada sombria à praia erótica em seu primeiro dia de desfiles”, in Folha de S.Paulo‎, São Paulo: Folha da Manhã, →ISSN:

     A grife carioca Patricia Viera trouxe para a passarela um desfile de roupas cintilantes feitas em couro, o principal material de trabalho da estilista de mesmo nome.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2

Verb

grife

1. inflection of grifar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “grife”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “grife”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025