"griffon" meaning in French

See griffon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡʁi.fɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-griffon.wav [Switzerland, Valais], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-griffon.wav [France, Vosges] Forms: griffons [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek γρῡ́ψ (grū́ps)bor. Latin grȳps Latin grȳphus Old French grifon French griffon Inherited from Old French grifon (grif + -on), from Latin grȳphus, gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps). Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:inh|fro:grifon<ety:inh<la:grȳphus>>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek γρῡ́ψ (grū́ps)bor. Latin grȳps Latin grȳphus Old French grifon French griffon [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "Pre-Greek", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "qsb-grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "γρῡ́ψ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "grȳps", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "grȳphus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "grifon", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "griffon", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="griffon">, {{af|fro|grif|-on|nocat=1}} grif + -on, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|grifon|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=<i class="Latn mention" lang="fro">grif</i> + <i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="fro">-on</i>|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French grifon (grif + -on), {{inh+|fr|fro|grifon|pos=<i class="Latn mention" lang="fro">grif</i> + <i class="Latn mention nowrap" lang="fro">-on</i>}} Inherited from Old French grifon (grif + -on), {{der|fr|la|grȳphus}} Latin grȳphus, {{der|fr|grc|γρύψ}} Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} griffon m (plural griffons)
  1. (mythology) griffin (mythical creature) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-griffon-fr-noun-nxKfpU1z Categories (other): Mythological creatures, French entries with etymology trees, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of French entries with etymology trees: 55 37 8 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 47 45 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 54 38 8 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. griffon vulture Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-griffon-fr-noun-6a48wxb5 Categories (other): French entries with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Heraldic charges, Vultures Disambiguation of French entries with etymon: 37 50 12 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 47 45 8 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 34 53 14 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 34 53 14 Disambiguation of Heraldic charges: 34 54 12 Disambiguation of Vultures: 9 87 4
  3. common swift Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-griffon-fr-noun-yzVvqG9n
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Apodiforms Disambiguation of Apodiforms: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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