grib
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See also: gríb
Verb
grib
- third-person singular/plural present indicative of gribēt
- (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of gribēt
- (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of gribēt
Alternative forms
- gribh, griobh
Etymology
From Old Irish gríb, from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).
Noun
grib f (genitive singular gribe, plural gribean)
Derived terms
- grìbhean (“griffin”)
- grìbhinneach (“griffin”)
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grĩbъ.
Noun
grȋb m (Cyrillic spelling гри̑б) (Kajkavian, obsolete)
- fungus
- Synonym: gljȉva
- (figurative) germ, nidus, nucleus
- 1870, “Kako se dojimlje rastivo carstvo obrazovanosti čovječje”, in Vijenac. Zabavi i pouci, volume 2, Zagreb: Dragutin Albrecht, page 524:
- Opazismo među ostalim, da su gladne godine podobnije za bunu i urotu i da Irlandeze razpaliti mogu ne samo politički razlozi, već i mikroskopićki gribovi.
- We point out amongst other things that hungry years are more leant towards upheavals and plots and that the Irish can be inflamed not only by political arguments, but also by microscopical germ-cells.
Declension
Declension of grib
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Greek γρίπος (grípos).
Noun
grȋb m (Cyrillic spelling гри̑б) (Montenegro at Lake Skadar)
- seine, a kind of fishing-net
- Hypernym: mrȅža
Declension
Declension of grib
Noun
grib
- Soft mutation of crib.
Mutation
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