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Middle High German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈɡriːfə/
Verb
grīfe
- first-person singular present indicative of grīfen
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of grīfen
Old High German
Verb
grīfe
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of grīfan
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French griffe.
Noun
grife f (plural grifes)
- (Brazil) designer label
2022 November 17, João Perassolo, “SPFW vai do clima de balada sombria à praia erótica em seu primeiro dia de desfiles”, in Folha de S.Paulo, São Paulo: Folha da Manhã, →ISSN:A grife carioca Patricia Viera trouxe para a passarela um desfile de roupas cintilantes feitas em couro, o principal material de trabalho da estilista de mesmo nome.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 2
Verb
grife
- inflection of grifar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative