"Grille" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡʁɪlə/ Audio: De-Grille.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German grille, from Old High German grillo, probably from Latin gryllus (“grasshopper, cricket”), possibly onomatopoetic in origin, but perhaps borrowed in turn from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos, “Egyptian dance performer; painted caricature”), of unknown further origin. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|grille}} Middle High German grille, {{inh|de|goh|grillo}} Old High German grillo, {{der|de|la|gryllus||grasshopper, cricket}} Latin gryllus (“grasshopper, cricket”), {{der|de|grc|γρύλλος||Egyptian dance performer; painted caricature}} Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos, “Egyptian dance performer; painted caricature”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Grille f (genitive Grille, plural Grillen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Grille [genitive], Grillen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Grille [nominative, singular], Grillen [definite, nominative, plural], Grille [genitive, singular], Grillen [definite, genitive, plural], Grille [dative, singular], Grillen [dative, definite, plural], Grille [accusative, singular], Grillen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. cricket (insect of the family Gryllidae) Tags: feminine Related terms: Hausgrille, Heimchen, Heuschrecke
    Sense id: en-Grille-de-noun-6JTqvlVA Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 76 12 12
  2. whim, strange thought, freakish or fantastical idea Tags: feminine Synonyms: Marotte
    Sense id: en-Grille-de-noun-7tbY6vrp
  3. (dated) spleen, melancholy Tags: dated, feminine
    Sense id: en-Grille-de-noun-aFSKlozl

Inflected forms

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