"Grieche" meaning in German

See Grieche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡriːçə/, [ˈɡʁiːçə] Audio: De-Grieche.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Middle High German krieche, from Old High German Kriehha, from Proto-West Germanic *Krēkō (“Greeks”). Forms with initial k- are found in most old Germanic languages, though they seem to have lasted longer in High German than elsewhere. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|la|grc}}, {{inh|de|gmh|krieche}} Middle High German krieche, {{inh|de|goh|Kriehha}} Old High German Kriehha, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*Krēkō|t=Greeks}} Proto-West Germanic *Krēkō (“Greeks”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak}} Grieche m (weak, genitive Griechen, plural Griechen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Griechen [genitive], Griechen [plural], weak [table-tags], Grieche [nominative, singular], Griechen [definite, nominative, plural], Griechen [genitive, singular], Griechen [definite, genitive, plural], Griechen [dative, singular], Griechen [dative, definite, plural], Griechen [accusative, singular], Griechen [accusative, definite, plural], Krieche [alternative]
  1. a Greek (person) Tags: masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Grieche-de-noun-y9Z-~IYK Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Ethnonyms, Nationalities Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 95 5 Disambiguation of Nationalities: 96 4
  2. a Greek restaurant Tags: masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Grieche-de-noun-to9E1fy9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Griechin Related terms: griechisch, Griechisch, Griechenland
Categories (other): Greece Disambiguation of Greece: 0 0

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "Griechen",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Griechen",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
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    },
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "Griechen",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "Griechen",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Griechen",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Krieche",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Griechisch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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        },
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          "_dis": "57 43",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
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          "_dis": "95 5",
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          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Ethnonyms",
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          "_dis": "96 4",
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      ]
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          "restaurant"
        ]
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡriːçə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡʁiːçə]"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Grieche"
}
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    "German terms derived from Latin",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German weak nouns",
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        "genitive"
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    {
      "form": "Griechen",
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        "plural"
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        "table-tags"
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    {
      "form": "Grieche",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "Griechen",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Griechen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "Griechen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "Griechen",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Griechen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Griechen",
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Griechen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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    },
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "Griechisch"
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      "word": "Griechenland"
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        "a Greek (person)"
      ],
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        "masculine",
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  ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈɡʁiːçə]"
    },
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}

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