grebi

See also: grëbi

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

grebi (Cyrillic spelling греби)

1. second-person singular imperative of grebati

Verb

grebi (Cyrillic spelling греби)

1. second-person singular imperative of grepsti

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English grave.

Noun

grebi

1. grave
   • 2002, Nyun‎^[1], Suriname: Wycliffe Bible Translators, Roma [Romans] 3:13:

     Den gorogoro de leki wan opo grebi, èn den tongo e taki soso lei. Den mofobuba e kiri yu leki te wan takru sneki beti yu.

     Their throat is like an open grave, and their tongues speak only lies. Their lips kill you like when an evil snake bites you.

Derived terms

• grebi-olo (“open grave”)
• grebiston (“gravestone”)

 

Descendants

• Aukan: geebi

References

• grebi in Languages of Suriname, SIL International, 2003-2007, Sranan-English Dictionary