gryf

See also: Gryf

Old Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German grīf.[1][2] First attested in 1412.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɡrɨf/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɡrɨf/

Noun

gryf m animacy unattested

  1. griffin
    • 1895 [1412], Archiwum Komisji Prawniczej. Collectanea ex Archivo Collegii Iuridici, volume VIIIa, page 118:
      Nobiles, qui in clippeo suo defferunt griff
      [Nobiles, qui in clippeo suo defferunt gryf]

Descendants

  • Polish: gryf

References

  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “gryf”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “gryf”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Polish

gryf sense 1
gryf sense 1
gryf sense 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡrɨf/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈɡrɨf/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨf
  • Syllabification: gryf
  • Homophone: Gryf

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish gryf.[1][2] Displaced nóg.

Noun

gryf m animal

  1. griffin (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle) [from 15th c.][3]
  2. (heraldry, Middle Polish) griffin (depiction of a griffin) [16th c.][4]
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Griff (grip, handle).[1][5][6] Sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Griffbrett.[2] Possibly a doublet of gryf (talon). First attested in 1769–1777.[7]

Noun

gryf m inan

  1. (archaic) grip (handle or other place to grip) [18th–20th c.][8]
    Synonym: uchwyt
  2. (music) neck (extension of a stringed instrument) [from 18th c.][7]
  3. bar (straight rod with grip for weightlifting to which weights are attached) [from 20th c.]
Declension

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French griffe (talon),[2] from Middle French griffe, either deverbal from griffer, which see, or through an unattested Old French noun from Old High German grif, from Proto-Germanic *gripiz, which would make it a doublet of gryf (grip). First attested in 1807.[2]

Noun

gryf m inan

  1. (obsolete) talon, claw (sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal)
    Synonyms: pazur, szpon
Declension

Etymology 4

Borrowed from French greffe (scion).[2] First attested in the 19th century.[9]

Noun

gryf m inan

  1. (obsolete, horticulture) scion (detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting; a shoot or twig in a general sense) [19th c.][9][10]
    Synonym: zraz
Declension

Etymology 5

Borrowed from German Zugriff (access).

Noun

gryf m inan

  1. (law) clause or condition in a legal document against unauthorized disclosure (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
Declension

References

  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “gryf”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “gryf”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  3. B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “gryf”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
  4. Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “gryf, Gryfus”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  5. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “gryf”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  6. Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “gryf”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna
  7. Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “gryf”, in Słownik języka polskiego
  8. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “gryf”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  9. Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “gryf”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
  10. J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “gryf”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 926

Further reading

  • gryf in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gryf in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • gryf in PWN's encyclopedia
  • gryf in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
  • GRYF”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 2012 July 2
  • M. Arcta Słownik Staropolski/Gryf on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource pl

Welsh

Pronunciation

Adjective

gryf

  1. Soft mutation of cryf.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cryf gryf nghryf chryf
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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