griffon

See also: Griffon

English

Etymology

See griffin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹɪfən/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ɪfən

Noun

griffon (plural griffons)

1. Alternative form of griffin (legendary creature)
2. A breed of dog usually called the Brussels griffon, reminiscent of the legendary creature.
3. A griffon vulture.

Derived terms

• Brussels griffon

Translations

legendary creature — see griffin

breed of dog

• Finnish: griffoni (fi)
• Irish: madra gríofa m
• Italian: spinone m
• Russian: грифо́н (ru) m (grifón)

Anagrams

• offring, ring off

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French grifon (grif +‎ -on), from Latin grȳphus, gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁi.fɔ̃/

• Audio

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Noun

griffon m (plural griffons)

1. (mythology) griffin (legendary creature)
2. griffon vulture
3. common swift

Further reading

• “griffon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

griffon m (plural griffons)

1. (Jersey) scarifier

Old French

Alternative forms

• gripun, gripoun

Etymology

From grif +‎ -on, from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).

Noun

griffon oblique singular, m (oblique plural griffons, nominative singular griffons, nominative plural griffon)

1. griffin (legendary creature)
2. griffin (person of Greek, Middle Eastern or Asian descent)

Descendants

• Middle English: griffoun, griphon, grefoun, gryffoun, gryffone, gryffon, grifown, griphonne, gryffyn, griffone, grefyne
  • English: griffin, griffon, gryphon
• French: griffon