greve

See also: Greve, grevé, and grève

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German grēve. Cognate to English reeve and Swedish greve.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrɛːvə/, [ˈɡ̊ʁɛːvə]

Noun

greve c (singular definite greven, plural indefinite grever)

1. count (the male ruler of a county)
2. earl (a British nobleman)

Usage notes

As a title in the form grev.

Inflection

Declension of greve

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	greve	greven	grever	greverne
genitive	greves	grevens	grevers	grevernes

Derived terms

• grevelig (“princely”)
• grevinde (“countess”)

See also

• greve on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Greve (rang) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

References

• “greve” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *grevis (influenced by its antonym, levis), from Latin gravis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us. Doublet of grave.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛve

Adjective

1. heavy
2. coarse, vulgar

Derived terms

• grevità

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German grēve and Old Norse greifi.

Noun

greve m (definite singular greven, indefinite plural grever, definite plural grevene)

1. a count or earl (nobleman)

Usage notes

In titles greve takes the form grev.

Derived terms

• grevinne
• grevskap

References

• “greve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German grēve and Old Norse greifi.

Noun

greve m (definite singular greven, indefinite plural grevar, definite plural grevane)

1. a count or earl (nobleman)

Usage notes

In titles greve takes the form grev.

Derived terms

• grevinne
• grevskap

References

• “greve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Etymology

French grève

Noun

greve f (plural greves)

1. strike (workers)

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Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German grēve. Cognate to Danish greve and English reeve.

Pronunciation

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Noun

greve c (feminine grevinna)

1. count (the male ruler of a county)

Declension

Declension of greve
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	greve	greven	grevar	grevarna
Genitive	greves	grevens	grevars	grevarnas

Derived terms

• grevinna (“countess”)