grib

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See also: gríb

Latvian

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Verb

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grib

  1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of gribēt
  2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of gribēt
  3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of gribēt

Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish gríb, from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).

Noun

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grib f (genitive singular gribe, plural gribean)

  1. hindrance, impediment
  2. griffin

Derived terms

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Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grĩbъ.

Noun

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grȋb m (Cyrillic spelling гри̑б) (Kajkavian, obsolete)

  1. fungus
    Synonym: gljȉva
  2. (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.
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grib

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Greek γρίπος (grípos).

Noun

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grȋb m (Cyrillic spelling гри̑б) (Montenegro at Lake Skadar)

  1. seine, a kind of fishing-net
    Hypernym: mrȅža
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Welsh

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Noun

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grib

  1. Soft mutation of crib.

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
crib grib nghrib chrib
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.