грифон

Bulgarian

Каменна скулптура на грифон (от Др. Египет)

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek γρῡ́ψ (grū́ps, “gryps”), morphologically identical to гриф (grif) +‎ -он (-on, augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡriˈfɔn]

• Audio:

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Noun

грифо́н • (grifón) m (relational adjective грифо́нов)

1. griffin, gryphon (mythological creature with head + wings of an eagle and torso of a lion)

Declension

Declension of грифо́н

	singular	plural
indefinite	грифо́н grifón	грифо́ни grifóni
definite (subject form)	грифо́нът grifónǎt	грифо́ните grifónite
definite (object form)	грифо́на grifóna
count form	—	грифо́на grifóna

Alternative forms

• гриф (grif)
• гри́фен (grífen), грифи́н (grifín) — from French

References

• “грифон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “грифон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Статуа на грифон

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γρῡ́ψ (grū́ps, “gryps”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡrifɔn]
• Hyphenation: гри‧фон

Noun

гри́фон • (grífon) m (plural гри́фони)

1. (mythology) griffin, gryphon (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Declension

Declension of грифон

	singular	plural
indefinite	грифон	грифони
definite unspecified	грифонот	грифоните
definite proximal	грифонов	грифониве
definite distal	грифонон	грифонине
vocative	грифону	грифони
count form	—	грифона

Russian

грифон

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡrʲɪˈfon]

• Audio:

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Noun

грифо́н • (grifón) m anim (genitive грифо́на, nominative plural грифо́ны, genitive plural грифо́нов)

1. (mythology) griffin (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Declension

Declension of грифо́н (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	грифо́н grifón	грифо́ны grifóny
genitive	грифо́на grifóna	грифо́нов grifónov
dative	грифо́ну grifónu	грифо́нам grifónam
accusative	грифо́на grifóna	грифо́нов grifónov
instrumental	грифо́ном grifónom	грифо́нами grifónami
prepositional	грифо́не grifóne	грифо́нах grifónax