gryps

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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grȳps m (genitive grȳpis); third declension

  1. griffin

Declension

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Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative grȳps grȳpēs
grȳpes
Genitive grȳpis grȳpium
Dative grȳpī grȳpibus
Accusative grȳpem grȳpēs
grȳpīs
grypas
Ablative grȳpe grȳpibus
Vocative grȳps grȳpēs
grȳpes

Descendants

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References

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  • gryps”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • gryps”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • gryps in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • gryps”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • gryps”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Deverbal from grypsnąć (to snatch), from German gripsen. Alternatively, borrowed from German Grips (wit).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrɘps/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘps
  • Syllabification: gryps

Noun

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gryps m inan (diminutive grypsik)

  1. (prison slang) secret message (clandestine communication between prisoners)
    Synonym: tajna wiadomość

Declension

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Derived terms

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nouns
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Further reading

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  • gryps in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gryps in Polish dictionaries at PWN