gripe

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 2 Norwegian 2.1 Verb 2.1.1 Related terms 3 Old English 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Declension 3.3.2 Descendants 4 Portuguese 4.1 Noun 5 Spanish 5.1 Alternative spellings 5.2 Etymology 5.3 Noun 5.3.1 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -aɪp

[edit] Etymology

Old English grīpan.

[edit] Noun

gripe (plural gripes)

1. A complaint; a petty concern.
2. The name of a specific wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.

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[edit] Verb

to gripe (third-person singular simple present gripes, present participle griping, simple past and past participle griped)

1. To complain; to whine.

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• (complain): bitch, complain, whine

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[edit] Norwegian

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gripe (present tense gripe; past tense griper; past participle grep; present participle grepet; imperative [[{{{5}}}]])

1. To seize (grab, capture).
2. To seize (take advantage of opportunity).

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• gripe dagen

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Germanic. Cognate with Old High German grif- (German Griff), Old Norse gripr.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈgripe/

[edit] Noun

gripe m.

1. grip, clutch, grasp

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	Singular	Plural
nominative	gripe	gripas
accusative	gripe	gripas
genitive	gripes	gripa
dative	gripe	gripum

[edit] Descendants

• English: grip

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Noun

gripe f.

1. The flu, influenza.

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Alternative spellings

• gripa (Colombia, Mexico)

[edit] Etymology

French grippe, from gripper (“‘to seize’”), of Germanic origin.

[edit] Noun

gripe f. (plural gripes)

1. The flu, influenza.

[edit] See also

• catarro m.
• resfriado m.
• resfrío m.