грифон

Bulgarian

Каменна скулптура на грифон (от Др. Египет)

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek γρῡ́ψ (grū́ps, gryps), morphologically identical to гриф (grif) + -он (-on, augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡriˈfɔn]
  • (file)

Noun

грифо́н • (grifón) m (relational adjective грифо́нов)

  1. griffin, gryphon (mythological creature with head + wings of an eagle and torso of a lion)

Declension

Alternative forms

  • гриф (grif)
  • гри́фен (grífen), грифи́н (grifín) from French

References

  • грифон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • грифон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Статуа на грифон

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γρῡ́ψ (grū́ps, gryps).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡrifɔn]
  • Hyphenation: гри‧фон

Noun

гри́фон • (grífon) m (plural гри́фони)

  1. (mythology) griffin, gryphon (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Declension

Russian

грифон

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡrʲɪˈfon]
  • (file)

Noun

грифо́н • (grifón) m anim (genitive грифо́на, nominative plural грифо́ны, genitive plural грифо́нов)

  1. (mythology) griffin (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Declension

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