"griffon" meaning in English

See griffon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹɪfən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-griffon.wav [Southern-England] Forms: griffons [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪfən Etymology: See griffin. Etymology templates: {{m|en|griffin}} griffin Head templates: {{en-noun}} griffon (plural griffons)
  1. Alternative form of griffin (legendary creature) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: griffin (extra: legendary creature)
    Sense id: en-griffon-en-noun-FG1ynJY9
  2. A breed of dog usually called the Brussels griffon, reminiscent of the legendary creature. Translations (breed of dog): griffoni (Finnish), madra gríofa [masculine] (Irish), spinone [masculine] (Italian), грифо́н (grifón) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-griffon-en-noun-wo3XQizM Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French terms suffixed with -on Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 0 12 23 1 28 21 3 0 10 Disambiguation of Old French terms suffixed with -on: 0 12 25 1 30 21 2 0 9 Disambiguation of 'breed of dog': 3 92 5
  3. A griffon vulture. Categories (lifeform): Vultures
    Sense id: en-griffon-en-noun-iGHLeN6E Disambiguation of Vultures: 4 26 69 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French terms suffixed with -on Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 38 60 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 0 12 23 1 28 21 3 0 10 Disambiguation of Old French terms suffixed with -on: 0 12 25 1 30 21 2 0 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Brussels griffon

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for griffon meaning in English (3.1kB)

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Brussels griffon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "griffin"
      },
      "expansion": "griffin",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See griffin.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "griffons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "griffon (plural griffons)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "legendary creature",
          "word": "griffin"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of griffin (legendary creature)"
      ],
      "id": "en-griffon-en-noun-FG1ynJY9",
      "links": [
        [
          "griffin",
          "griffin#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 12 23 1 28 21 3 0 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 12 25 1 30 21 2 0 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old French terms suffixed with -on",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A breed of dog usually called the Brussels griffon, reminiscent of the legendary creature."
      ],
      "id": "en-griffon-en-noun-wo3XQizM",
      "links": [
        [
          "Brussels griffon",
          "Brussels griffon"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "breed of dog",
          "word": "griffoni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "breed of dog",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "madra gríofa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "breed of dog",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "spinone"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 92 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "grifón",
          "sense": "breed of dog",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "грифо́н"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "3 38 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 12 23 1 28 21 3 0 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 12 25 1 30 21 2 0 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old French terms suffixed with -on",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 26 69",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Vultures",
          "orig": "en:Vultures",
          "parents": [
            "Birds of prey",
            "Birds",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A griffon vulture."
      ],
      "id": "en-griffon-en-noun-iGHLeN6E",
      "links": [
        [
          "griffon vulture",
          "griffon vulture"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɹɪfən/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪfən"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-griffon.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d3/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-griffon.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-griffon.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d3/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-griffon.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-griffon.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "griffon"
  ],
  "word": "griffon"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Old French entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old French lemmas",
    "Old French masculine nouns",
    "Old French nouns",
    "Old French terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Old French terms derived from Latin",
    "Old French terms suffixed with -on",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪfən",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪfən/2 syllables",
    "en:Vultures"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Brussels griffon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "griffin"
      },
      "expansion": "griffin",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See griffin.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "griffons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "griffon (plural griffons)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "legendary creature",
          "word": "griffin"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of griffin (legendary creature)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "griffin",
          "griffin#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A breed of dog usually called the Brussels griffon, reminiscent of the legendary creature."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Brussels griffon",
          "Brussels griffon"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A griffon vulture."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "griffon vulture",
          "griffon vulture"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɹɪfən/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪfən"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-griffon.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d3/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-griffon.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-griffon.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d3/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-griffon.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-griffon.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "breed of dog",
      "word": "griffoni"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "breed of dog",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "madra gríofa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "breed of dog",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spinone"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "grifón",
      "sense": "breed of dog",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "грифо́н"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "griffon"
  ],
  "word": "griffon"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-26 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (93a6c53 and 21a9316). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.