grippe

See also Grippe, and grippé

English

Alternative forms

• grip

Etymology

18th century. French From gripper (“to seize”), of Germanic origin; German greifen (“to grip”)

Noun

grippe (uncountable)

1. (pathology) Influenza, the flu (Wikipedia).
   • 1907, Robert Chambers, chapter 4, The Younger Set^[1]:

     “Mid-Lent, and the Enemy grins,” remarked Selwyn as he started for church with Nina and the children. Austin, knee-deep in a dozen Sunday supplements, refused to stir ; poor little Eileen was now convalescent from grippe, but still unsteady on her legs ; … .

Derived terms

• grippy

Translations

flu — see flu

See also

• catarrh
• cold
• Spanish fever

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French

Pronunciation

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Verb

grippe

1. first-person singular present indicative of gripper
2. third-person singular present indicative of gripper
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of gripper
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of gripper
5. second-person singular imperative of gripper

Noun

grippe f (plural grippes)

1. influenza; flu

Derived terms

• grippe aviaire
• grippe porcine

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Jèrriais

Noun

grippe f (plural grippes)

1. flu