gryps

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).

Pronunciation

Noun

grȳps m (genitive grȳpis); third declension

  1. griffin

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative grȳps grȳpēs
grȳpes
Genitive grȳpis grȳpium
Dative grȳpī grȳpibus
Accusative grȳpem grȳpēs
grȳpīs
grypas
Ablative grȳpe grȳpibus
Vocative grȳps grȳpēs
grȳpes

Descendants

References

  • “gryps”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “gryps”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • gryps in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “gryps”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “gryps”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Polish

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Etymology

Deverbal from grypsnąć (“to snatch”), from German gripsen. Alternatively, borrowed from German Grips (“wit”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡrɨps/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨps
  • Syllabification: gryps

Noun

gryps m inan (diminutive grypsik)

  1. (prison slang) secret message (clandestine communication between prisoners)
    Synonym: tajna wiadomość

Declension

Declension of gryps
singular plural
nominative gryps grypsy
genitive grypsu grypsów
dative grypsowi grypsom
accusative gryps grypsy
instrumental grypsem grypsami
locative grypsie grypsach
vocative grypsie grypsy

Derived terms

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Related terms

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Further reading

  • gryps in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gryps in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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