Greif

See also: greif and Gréif

German

Etymology

From Middle High German grīf, grīfe, from Old High German grīf, grīfo, borrowed from Latin gryphus, borrowed from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps). Unrelated to greifen (“to grab”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡʁaɪ̯f/
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Noun

Greif m (strong, genitive Greifes or Greifs, plural Greife) or
Greif m (weak, genitive Greifen, plural Greifen)

  1. griffin
  2. (heraldry) griffin

Declension
Declension of Greif [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Greif die Greife
genitive eines des Greifes, Greifs der Greife
dative einem dem Greif, Greife1 den Greifen
accusative einen den Greif die Greife

1Now rare, see notes.

Declension of Greif [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Greif die Greifen
genitive eines des Greifen der Greifen
dative einem dem Greifen den Greifen
accusative einen den Greifen die Greifen

Further reading
  • Greif on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
  • “Greif” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Greif” in Duden online
  • “Greif” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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