"griffe" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ɡʁif/ Audio: Fr-griffe.ogg , Fr-Paris--griffe.ogg [Paris] Forms: griffes [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French griffe, either deverbal from griffer, which see, or through an unattested Old French noun from Old High German grif, from Proto-Germanic *gripiz. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|griffe|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French griffe, {{inh+|fr|frm|griffe}} Inherited from Middle French griffe, {{m|fr|griffer}} griffer, {{der|fr|fro|-}} Old French, {{der|fr|goh|grif}} Old High German grif, {{der|fr|gem-pro|*gripiz}} Proto-Germanic *gripiz Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} griffe f (plural griffes)
  1. claw Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-griffe-fr-noun-Bt6sW41K
  2. talon Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-griffe-fr-noun-cOA3jLOC
  3. scratch mark Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-griffe-fr-noun-nMziPa1J
  4. (figurative) signature (characteristic mark, e.g. of an artist) Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-griffe-fr-noun-eR4d95l3
  5. (by extension) brand, designer label (especially fashion) Tags: broadly, feminine
    Sense id: en-griffe-fr-noun-OHc9yyT4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 6 4 1 8 45 27 10

Verb

IPA: /ɡʁif/ Audio: Fr-griffe.ogg , Fr-Paris--griffe.ogg [Paris]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French griffe, either deverbal from griffer, which see, or through an unattested Old French noun from Old High German grif, from Proto-Germanic *gripiz. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|griffe|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French griffe, {{inh+|fr|frm|griffe}} Inherited from Middle French griffe, {{m|fr|griffer}} griffer, {{der|fr|fro|-}} Old French, {{der|fr|goh|grif}} Old High German grif, {{der|fr|gem-pro|*gripiz}} Proto-Germanic *gripiz Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} griffe
  1. inflection of griffer:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person
    Sense id: en-griffe-fr-verb-3mQK-6Hu
  2. inflection of griffer:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-griffe-fr-verb-B8qlgJ0p

Inflected forms

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        "inflection of griffer:",
        "second-person singular imperative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "griffer",
          "griffer#French"
        ]
      ],
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        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
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    },
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      "text": "audio"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-Paris--griffe.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Fr-Paris--griffe.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Paris"
      ],
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}

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