גריף

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian гриф (grif), from Polish gryf, from Middle High German grīf. Cognate with German Greif (“griffin”), but a native inheritance would have likely yielded גרייף (greyf).

Noun

גריף • (grif) m, plural גריפֿן (grifn)

1. vulture

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “גריף” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].