griffon in Old French

Forms: griffon oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], griffons [oblique, plural], griffons [nominative, singular], griffon [nominative, plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From grif + -on, from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps). Etymology templates: {{affix|fro|grif|-on}} grif + -on, {{der|fro|la|gryps}} Latin gryps, {{der|fro|grc|γρύψ}} Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps) Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} griffon oblique singular, m (oblique plural griffons, nominative singular griffons, nominative plural griffon)

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}

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    "Old French lemmas",
    "Old French masculine nouns",
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    "Old French terms derived from Ancient Greek",
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    },
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    }
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}

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"griffon" meaning in Old French

Noun