gre

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See also: GRE, gré, and grę

Translingual

Symbol

gre

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2/B language code for Greek.

English

Noun

gre (plural gres)

  1. Obsolete form of gree.

Anagrams

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French gré (“step”), from Latin gradus. The senses related to success are potentially from Scottish Gaelic gré.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

gre (plural gres)

  1. A step, gree or rung; a part of a staircase or ladder.
  2. A stage or level as part of a scale; a level of a discontinuous scale.
  3. A degree or extent; a level of a continuous scale.
  4. Social or professional standing or status; one's position in society or a subset of it.
  5. A degree or generation of ancestry; a stage in one's family history.
  6. Success, winning or achievement in battle or sport.
  7. (geometry) An angular measurement amounting to 1/360 of a circle.
  8. (rare) A degree (educational qualification handed out by tertiary institutions)
Descendants
  • English: gree (obsolete)
  • Scots: gree
References

Etymology 2

From Old French gré (“goodwill”), from Latin grātum, a noun from Latin grātus.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

gre (uncountable)

  1. A favourable or good attitude; goodwill, kindness.
    • Late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale:
      And notified is þurȝout þe toun / Þat every wiȝt, wiþ greet devocioun, / Sholde preyen Crist þat he þis mariage / Recyve in gree and spede þis viage.
  2. Satisfaction, compensation, understanding.
Descendants
  • English: gree (archaic)
  • Scots: gree (obsolete)
References

Etymology 3

Verb

gre

  1. Alternative form of green

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grēwaz. Cognate with Dutch grauw, German grau, English grey.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gre

  1. (Sylt) grey

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English grey.

Adjective

gre

  1. grey

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gregis (compare Old Irish graig (“horses”)); cognate with Latin grex.

Pronunciation

Noun

gre f (plural greoedd)

  1. stud (of horses), flock, herd
    Synonyms: haid, gyr, praidd, diadell

Mutation

Mutated forms of gre
radical soft nasal aspirate
gre re ngre unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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