"grece" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: greces [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English grece (“staircase”), from Old French grez, greis et al., plural of gre (“gree”) taken as a collective singular. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|grece|t=staircase}} Middle English grece (“staircase”), {{der|en|fro|grez}} Old French grez Head templates: {{en-noun}} grece (plural greces)
  1. (obsolete) A flight of stairs. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-grece-en-noun-lo0a9XOm
  2. (obsolete, in the plural) Steps, stairs. Tags: in-plural, obsolete
    Sense id: en-grece-en-noun-Wo8YLifb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 11 1 2 7 21 3 5 2 3 21 20 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: amber grece (english: etymologically unrelated)

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ɡreːs/ Forms: greces [plural]
Etymology: From Old French grez, plural of gré (which is the source of gre). Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|stairs}}, {{bor|enm|fro|grez}} Old French grez Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} grece, {{enm-noun|greces}} grece (plural greces)
  1. A step; a part of a staircase or set of stairs.
    Sense id: en-grece-enm-noun-cBDPhJPi
  2. A staircase; a set of stairs composing an upwards climb.
    Sense id: en-grece-enm-noun-Bwcx0QPq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: grees, grese, greez, greese, greece Derived forms: gresynge
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈɡrɛːs(ə)/ Forms: greces [plural]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman grece, from Vulgar Latin *crassia. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|fat}}, {{bor|enm|xno|craisse|grece}} Anglo-Norman grece, {{der|enm|VL.|*crassia}} Vulgar Latin *crassia Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} grece, {{enm-noun|greces}} grece (plural greces)
  1. Fat derived from animals (including humans)
    Sense id: en-grece-enm-noun-XjsuPAZE
  2. Processed and melted animal fat used in cooking or anointing; grease. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-grece-enm-noun-KDycqYWr Disambiguation of Architecture: 2 6 16 46 5 11 6 7 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 11 1 2 7 21 3 5 2 3 21 20 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 8 1 2 10 28 2 7 1 2 18 18 1 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 2 7 17 44 4 11 6 8
  3. Grease used to start or help fires. Categories (topical): Fats and oils
    Sense id: en-grece-enm-noun-JXq3eiIN Disambiguation of Fats and oils: 1 2 10 28 38 15 2 3
  4. A greasy unguent or salve; grease as a medicament.
    Sense id: en-grece-enm-noun-yA~YZNqA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: grees, grese, greez, gres, gresse Derived forms: gresynge, grecen, gressy
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Middle English]

Etymology: From Old English græs. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|græs}} Old English græs Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} grece
  1. Alternative form of gras Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: gras
    Sense id: en-grece-enm-noun-tUaj2flS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb [Middle English]

Etymology: From grece (noun). Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} grece
  1. Alternative form of grecen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: grecen
    Sense id: en-grece-enm-verb-ALIzYBeX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun [Old French]

Forms: grece oblique singular or [canonical, feminine], greces [oblique, plural], grece [nominative, singular], greces [nominative, plural]
Head templates: {{fro-noun|f}} grece oblique singular, f (oblique plural greces, nominative singular grece, nominative plural greces)
  1. Alternative form of craisse (“fat, grease]]”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: craisse (extra: fat, grease]])
    Sense id: en-grece-fro-noun-jm0aFxyt Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 11 1 2 7 21 3 5 2 3 21 20 1 1

Noun [Polish]

IPA: /ˈɡrɛ.t͡sɛ/
Rhymes: -ɛt͡sɛ Head templates: {{head|pl|noun form|g=f}} grece f
  1. dative/locative singular of greka Tags: dative, feminine, form-of, locative, singular Form of: greka
    Sense id: en-grece-pl-noun-gPMPjfCK Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Polish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 1 11 1 2 7 21 3 5 2 3 21 20 1 1

Noun [Romanian]

IPA: [ˈɡret͡ʃe]
Head templates: {{head|ro|noun form|g=f-p}} grece f pl
  1. inflection of greacă:
    indefinite plural
    Tags: feminine, form-of, indefinite, plural Form of: greacă
    Sense id: en-grece-ro-noun-kUkI3l18
  2. inflection of greacă:
    indefinite genitive/dative singular
    Tags: dative, feminine, form-of, genitive, indefinite, plural, singular Form of: greacă
    Sense id: en-grece-ro-noun-v57aHKx0 Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Romanian entries with incorrect language header: 30 70

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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}

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