gris

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See also: grís and gris'

Asturian

Adjective

gris (epicene, plural grises)

  1. grey; gray

Noun

gris m (plural grises)

  1. grey; gray

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡris̺/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -is̺
  • Hyphenation: gris

Adjective

gris (comparative grisago, superlative grisen, excessive grisegi)

  1. gray, grey
  2. dreary
  3. sad
  4. neutral; having an indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality

Declension

Declension of gris (adjective, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive gris grisa grisak
ergative grisek grisak grisek
dative grisi grisari grisei
genitive grisen grisaren grisen
comitative grisekin grisarekin grisekin
causative grisengatik grisarengatik grisengatik
benefactive grisentzat grisarentzat grisentzat
instrumental grisez grisaz grisez
inessive anim. grisengan grisarengan grisengan
inanim. grisetan grisean grisetan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. grisetako griseko grisetako
allative anim. grisengana grisarengana grisengana
inanim. grisetara grisera grisetara
terminative anim. grisenganaino grisarenganaino grisenganaino
inanim. grisetaraino griseraino grisetaraino
directive anim. grisenganantz grisarenganantz grisenganantz
inanim. grisetarantz griserantz grisetarantz
destinative anim. grisenganako grisarenganako grisenganako
inanim. grisetarako griserako grisetarako
ablative anim. grisengandik grisarengandik grisengandik
inanim. grisetatik grisetik grisetatik
partitive grisik — —
prolative gristzat — —

Noun

gris inan

  1. gray, grey

Declension

Declension of gris (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive gris grisa grisak
ergative grisek grisak grisek
dative grisi grisari grisei
genitive grisen grisaren grisen
comitative grisekin grisarekin grisekin
causative grisengatik grisarengatik grisengatik
benefactive grisentzat grisarentzat grisentzat
instrumental grisez grisaz grisez
inessive grisetan grisean grisetan
locative grisetako griseko grisetako
allative grisetara grisera grisetara
terminative grisetaraino griseraino grisetaraino
directive grisetarantz griserantz grisetarantz
destinative grisetarako griserako grisetarako
ablative grisetatik grisetik grisetatik
partitive grisik — —
prolative gristzat — —

See also

Colors in Basque · koloreak (layout · text)
     zuri      gris      beltz
             gorri              laranja; marroi              hori
                          berde             
                          oztin              urdin
             ubel              more              arrosa

Catalan

Etymology

From Frankish *gris.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gris (feminine grisa, masculine plural grisos, feminine plural grises)

  1. grey

Derived terms

Noun

gris m (plural grisos)

  1. grey

See also

Colors in Catalan · colors (layout · text)
     blanc      gris      negre
             roig, vermell; carmesí              taronja; marró              groc; crema
             verd llima              verd             
             cian; xarxet              atzur              blau
             violat; indi              magenta; lila, porpra              rosa

Further reading

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gríss.

Pronunciation

Noun

gris c (singular definite grisen, plural indefinite grise)

  1. pig (mammal of the family Suidae)
    Synonym: svin
  2. pork (meat from a pig)
    Synonyms: grisekød, svin, svinekød
Declension
Declension of gris
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gris grisen grise grisene
genitive gris' grisens grises grisenes
Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

gris

  1. imperative of grise

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

gris

  1. inflection of grissen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

French

Etymology

From Old French or Old Occitan, both from Frankish *grīs, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”). Akin to Old High German grīs (“grey”) (German greis) and Dutch grijs (“grey”). More at grizzle.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gris (feminine grise, masculine plural gris, feminine plural grises)

  1. grey, gray
  2. (colloquial) drunk, tipsy
    • 1924, Emmanuel Bove, Mes Amis‎:
      Si je n’avais pas été gris, je n’aurais certes pas étalé mes papiers. Ils ont dû ennuyer Billard.
      If I hadn't been drunk, I certainly wouldn't have displayed my papers. They must have bored Billard.

Derived terms

Noun

gris m (plural gris)

  1. gray

Descendants

  • → Greek: γκρι (gkri)
  • Louisiana Creole: gri
  • Mauritian Creole: gri
  • → Portuguese: griso
  • → Romanian: gri
  • Seychellois Creole: gri
  • → Turkish: gri

See also

Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text)
     blanc      gris      noir
             rouge; cramoisi, carmin              orange; brun, marron              jaune; crème
             lime              vert              menthe
             cyan, turquoise; bleu canard              azur, bleu ciel              bleu
             violet, lilas; indigo              magenta; pourpre              rose

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gris (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old French gris, from Frankish *grīs, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

gris

  1. grey
  2. (archaic, of pelts) of squirrel

Derived terms

References

  • “gris” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “gris” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “gris” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “gris” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “gris” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare German greis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gris

  1. (in some dialects) grey

See also

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gríss, potentially from or related to Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

gris (plural grises)

  1. A young pig, grice
  2. The meat of such a pig.
  3. A boar
Descendants
References

Etymology 2

Noun

gris (plural grises)

  1. Alternative form of grys

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French or Old Occitan, in either case from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰregʰwos (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to glow, shine”).

Adjective

gris m

  1. grey
  2. (Jersey) drunk
    Synonyms: bédé-ouinne, blindé, bragi, bringuesingue, chonmé, en bouaisson, envitoué, gâté d'béthe, ivre, souîn, soûl

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse gríss.

Noun

gris m (definite singular grisen, indefinite plural griser, definite plural grisene)

  1. a pig
    Synonym: svin
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

gris

  1. imperative of grise

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse gríss.

Noun

gris m (definite singular grisen, indefinite plural griser or grisar, definite plural grisene or grisane)

  1. a pig
    Synonym: svin

Inflection

Historical inflection of gris
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
Aasen1 ein Gris Grisen Griser Griserne
1901 griser (grisir) griserne (grisine)
1917 griser grisene
1938 grisar grisane
1986 griser grisene
2012 (current) ein gris grisen grisar, griser grisane, grisene
other grisi grisin

Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century.

Derived terms

Old French

Etymology

From Frankish *grīs, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

gris m (oblique and nominative feminine singular grise)

  1. gray

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French gris, from Frankish *grīs, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

gris

  1. grey (having a colour between white and black)

Descendants

See also

Colors in Old Galician-Portuguese · coores, colores (layout · text)
     branco, blanco, alvo      gris      negro, preto
             vermelho              castanho              amarelo
                          verde             
                                       azur
                          cardẽo              rosa

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese gris, from Old French gris, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ
  • Hyphenation: gris

Adjective

gris (invariable)

  1. grey (having a colour between white and black)
    Synonyms: cinza, cinzento, acinzentado

Related terms

Noun

gris m (uncountable)

  1. grey (the colour between white and black)
    Synonym: cinza

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)
     branco, alvo, cândido      cinza, gris,
cinzento 		     preto, negro, atro
             vermelho,
encarnado, rubro,
salmão; carmim 		             laranja,
cor de laranja; castanho,
marrom 		             amarelo, lúteo; creme,
ocre
             verde-limão              verde              verde-água; verde-menta
             ciano,
turquesa; azul-petróleo 		             azul-celeste              azul, índigo, anil
             violeta,
lilás 		             magenta; roxo, púrpura              rosa,
cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque

Romanian

Noun

gris n (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of griș

Declension

declension of gris (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) gris grisul
genitive/dative (unui) gris grisului
vocative grisule

Spanish

Etymology

From Occitan or Old Occitan gris, from Frankish *gris, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɾis/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: gris

Adjective

gris m or f (masculine and feminine plural grises)

  1. grey, gray
    materia gris ― grey matter
    zona gris ― grey area

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun

gris m (plural grises)

  1. grey, gray

See also

Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text)
     blanco      gris      negro
             rojo; carmín, carmesí              naranja, anaranjado; marrón              amarillo; crema
             lima              verde              menta
             cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo              celeste, cerúleo              azul
             violeta; añil, índigo              magenta; morado, púrpura              rosa, rosado

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse gríss.

Pronunciation

Noun

gris c

  1. a pig; mammal of the genus Sus
    Synonym: svin
  2. a piglet; young of the pig
    Synonym: griskulting
  3. a nasty or dirty person
    Synonym: svin
    Du är en riktig gris.
    You are such a pig.
  4. (slang, derogatory) a pig (cop, police officer)
    Synonyms: snut, byling, polis
  5. (slang, derogatory, in the singular definite "grisen") the pigs (the police, collectively)
    Synonyms: aina, farbror blå, bängen, snuten, bylingen, polisen

Declension

Declension of gris 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gris grisen grisar grisarna
Genitive gris grisens grisars grisarnas

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

References

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

From English grease.

Noun

gris

  1. lipid (oil, fat, grease, etc.)
  2. flattery
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:1:
      God, Bikpela i bin wokim olgeta animal, tasol i no gat wanpela bilong ol inap winim snek long tok gris. Na snek i askim meri olsem, “Ating God i tambuim yutupela long kaikai pikinini bilong olgeta diwai bilong gaden, a?”
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Related terms

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle English grece, from Old French grez, plural of gré, from Latin gradus. Doublet of gradd.

Pronunciation

Noun

gris f or m (plural grisiau)

  1. step, stair

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gris ris ngris unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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