griend

See also: Griend

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣrint/
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  • Hyphenation: griend
  • Rhymes: -int
  • Homophones: Griend, Grient

Etymology 1

From Danish grindehval.

Noun

griend m (plural grienden, diminutive griendje n)

  1. pilot whale, blackfish dolphin of the genus Globicephala
  2. long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas
    Synonyms: gewone griend, zwarte griend

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch grient, from Proto-Germanic *greuna-, a variant of *greutą (“grit, coarse sand”).

Noun

griend m (plural grienden, diminutive griendje n)

  1. waterside area, overgrown with willows and reeds
  2. wood harvested in such an area, especially willow branches
    Synonym: rijshout
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