"Griff" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ɡɹɪf/ Audio: En-au-griff.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪf Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Griff
  1. A male given name. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Griff-en-name-yDfLNrGi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 92 2 3 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 2 2 1 2 Disambiguation of Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header: 85 2 9 2 2

Noun [German]

IPA: /ɡʁɪf/ Audio: De-at-Griff.ogg , De-Griff.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪf Etymology: From Middle High German grif, from Old High German grif, from Proto-West Germanic *gripi, from Proto-Germanic *gripiz. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|grif}} Middle High German grif, {{inh|de|goh|grif}} Old High German grif, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*gripi}} Proto-West Germanic *gripi, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*gripiz}} Proto-Germanic *gripiz Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Griff m (strong, genitive Griffes or Griffs, plural Griffe) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Griffes [genitive], Griffs [genitive], Griffe [plural], strong [table-tags], Griff [nominative, singular], Griffe [definite, nominative, plural], Griffes [genitive, singular], Griffs [genitive, singular], Griffe [definite, genitive, plural], Griff [dative, singular], Griffe [dative, singular], Griffen [dative, definite, plural], Griff [accusative, singular], Griffe [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. grip, grasp; (figuratively) reach Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Griff-de-noun-Heb1~FAZ
  2. handle Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Griff-de-noun-wqEWqpEN Categories (other): German terms with collocations, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Fehlgriff, Handgriff, Koffergriff, Quergriff, Türgriff, Übergriff Derived forms: griffig, im Griff haben, in den Griff bekommen, Griff ins Klo Related terms: greifen, Angriff, Begriff

Noun [Pennsylvania German]

Forms: Griffe [plural]
Etymology: Compare German Griff, English grip. Etymology templates: {{cog|de|Griff}} German Griff, {{cog|en|grip}} English grip Head templates: {{head|pdc|noun|plural|Griffe|g=m}} Griff m (plural Griffe)
  1. grip Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Griff-pdc-noun-mU3IRApr
  2. clip (of a horseshoe) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Griff-pdc-noun-~O3~DSNZ

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "100 0",
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      "_dis1": "100 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "100 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "100 0",
      "word": "Koffergriff"
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    {
      "_dis1": "100 0",
      "word": "Quergriff"
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    {
      "_dis1": "100 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "english": "door handle",
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      "word": "Quergriff"
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    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Griff.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/90/De-Griff.ogg/De-Griff.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/De-Griff.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Griff"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header",
    "Pennsylvania German lemmas",
    "Pennsylvania German masculine nouns",
    "Pennsylvania German nouns"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Griff"
      },
      "expansion": "German Griff",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grip"
      },
      "expansion": "English grip",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare German Griff, English grip.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Griffe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pdc",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "Griffe",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Griff m (plural Griffe)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Pennsylvania German",
  "lang_code": "pdc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "grip"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grip",
          "grip"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "clip (of a horseshoe)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clip",
          "clip"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Griff"
}

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