gris

See also grís, and gris'

Catalan

Adjective

gris m (feminine grisa, masculine plural grisos, feminine plural grises)

1. grey

Noun

gris m (uncountable)

1. grey

See also

• (basic colors) color; blanc, blau, gris, groc, lila, marró, negre, porpra, roig, rosa, taronja, verd, vermell, violat ^{(Category: ca:Colors)}

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡriːs/, [ɡ̊ʁiːˀs]
• Rhymes: -es

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gríss.

Noun

gris c (singular definite grisen, plural indefinite grise)

1. pig (mammal)

Inflection

    Inflection of gris

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	gris	grisen	grise	grisene
genitive	gris'	grisens	grises	grisenes

Etymology 2

See grise (“to dirty, mess up”).

Verb

gris

1. imperative of grise

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Dutch

Verb

gris

1. first-person singular present indicative of grissen
2. imperative of grissen

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French

Etymology

Old French or Old Provençal, both from Frankish *gris, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰregʰwos (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to glow, shine”). Akin to Old High German grīs (“grey”) (German greis), Italian grigio, Old English grīs (“grey”), Old High German grāo (“grey”), Old English grǣġ (“grey”) Old Norse grár (“grey”). More at grizzle, grey.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ɡʁi/, X-SAMPA: /gRi/

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Adjective

gris m (feminine grise, masculine plural gris, feminine plural grises)

1. grey, gray

Derived terms

• griser (“to go grey”)

Noun

gris m (plural gris)

1. gray

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Jèrriais

Etymology

From Old French or Old Provençal, both from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰregʰwos (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to glow, shine”).

Adjective

gris m (feminine grise, masculine plural gris, feminine plural grises)

1. grey
2. drunk

Synonyms

• (drunk): bédé-ouinne, blindé, bragi, bringuesingue, chonmé, en bouaisson, envitoué, gâté d'béthe, ivre, souîn, soûl

Derived terms

• grisi (“to go grey”)

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Low German

Alternative forms

• gries

Etymology

Compare German greis.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /griːs/

Adjective

gris

1. (in some dialects) grey

See also

• graag, grau (graug)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

gris m (definite singular grisen; indefinite plural griser; definite plural grisene)

1. pig

Derived terms

• grise

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

gris m (definite singular grisen; indefinite plural griser/grisar; definite plural grisene/grisane)

1. pig

Derived terms

• grisa/grise

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Old French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡris/

Adjective

gris m (feminine grise)

1. gray

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Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from Old Provençal gris.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡris/

Adjective

gris m and f (plural grises)

1. grey, gray

See also

• (basic colors) color; amarillo, azul, blanco, gris, morado, naranja, negro, marrón, rojo, verde ^{(Category: es:Colors)}

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

gris

1. a pig; mammal of the genus Sus
2. a piglet; young of the pig
3. a nasty or dirty person

Declension

Declension of gris

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gris	grisen	grisar	grisarna
genitive	gris	grisens	grisars	grisarnas

Related terms

grisa grisaktig grisblod griseri grisfarm grisfest grisfoder

grisfot grishuvud grisig griskotlett griskulting griskött grismat

grisskär grisstia gristryne grisuppfödning grisöga grisögd grisöra

lortgris

Synonyms

• svin (1,3)

See also

• galt
• gylta
• sugga
• so
• kulting
• vildsvin
• vårtsvin
• svinstia

References

• gris in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

English grease

Noun

gris

1. lipid (oil, fat, grease, etc)
2. flattery
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 3:1 (translation here):

     God, Bikpela i bin wokim olgeta animal, tasol i no gat wanpela bilong ol inap winim snek long tok gris. Na snek i askim meri olsem, “Ating God i tambuim yutupela long kaikai pikinini bilong olgeta diwai bilong gaden, a?”

Related terms

• grisim

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