griep

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Etymology

Borrowed from French grippe, from gripper (to seize, snatch), from Frankish *grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (to grab, grasp). Cognate with Dutch grijpen, German Grippe (flu), English grippe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣrip/
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  • Hyphenation: griep
  • Rhymes: -ip

Noun

griep f or m (uncountable, diminutive griepje n)

  1. influenza, flu

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Descendants

  • Afrikaans: griep