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Greis

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German

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle High German grīse, equivalent to a nominalization of the adjective greis, though shifted to strong inflection.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Greis m (strong, genitive Greises, plural Greise, feminine Greisin)

  1. (very) old person, old man
    Synonym: Methusalem

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • Greis” in Duden online
  • Greis”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)