Like γρῖφος (grîphos, “creel; riddle, enigma”), from Pre-Greek, given the variation π/φ. Comparison with Middle High German krēbe (“basket”) and Old Norse kerfi (“bundle”) must therefore be rejected.
γρῖπος • (grîpos) m (genitive γρῑ́που); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ γρῖπος ho grîpos |
τὼ γρῑ́πω tṑ grī́pō |
οἱ γρῖποι hoi grîpoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ γρῑ́που toû grī́pou |
τοῖν γρῑ́ποιν toîn grī́poin |
τῶν γρῑ́πων tôn grī́pōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ γρῑ́πῳ tôi grī́pōi |
τοῖν γρῑ́ποιν toîn grī́poin |
τοῖς γρῑ́ποις toîs grī́pois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν γρῖπον tòn grîpon |
τὼ γρῑ́πω tṑ grī́pō |
τοὺς γρῑ́πους toùs grī́pous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | γρῖπε grîpe |
γρῑ́πω grī́pō |
γρῖποι grîpoi | ||||||||||
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