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gris

See also: grís and gris'

Asturian

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Adjective

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gris (epicene, plural grises)

  1. grey / gray

Noun

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gris m (plural grises)

  1. grey / gray

Basque

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish gris.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡris̺/ [ɡris̺]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -is̺
  • Hyphenation: gris

Adjective

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gris (comparative grisago, superlative grisen, excessive grisegi)

  1. gray / grey
  2. dreary
  3. sad
  4. neutral (having an indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality)

Declension

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Declension of gris (adjective, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive gris grisa grisak
ergative grisek grisak grisek
dative grisi grisari grisei
genitive grisen grisaren grisen
comitative grisekin grisarekin grisekin
causative grisengatik grisarengatik grisengatik
benefactive grisentzat grisarentzat grisentzat
instrumental grisez grisaz grisez
inessive anim. grisengan grisarengan grisengan
inanim. grisetan grisean grisetan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. grisetako griseko grisetako
allative anim. grisengana grisarengana grisengana
inanim. grisetara grisera grisetara
terminative anim. grisenganaino grisarenganaino grisenganaino
inanim. grisetaraino griseraino grisetaraino
directive anim. grisenganantz grisarenganantz grisenganantz
inanim. grisetarantz griserantz grisetarantz
destinative anim. grisenganako grisarenganako grisenganako
inanim. grisetarako griserako grisetarako
ablative anim. grisengandik grisarengandik grisengandik
inanim. grisetatik grisetik grisetatik
partitive grisik — —
prolative gristzat — —

Noun

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gris inan

  1. gray / grey

Declension

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Declension of gris (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive gris grisa grisak
ergative grisek grisak grisek
dative grisi grisari grisei
genitive grisen grisaren grisen
comitative grisekin grisarekin grisekin
causative grisengatik grisarengatik grisengatik
benefactive grisentzat grisarentzat grisentzat
instrumental grisez grisaz grisez
inessive grisetan grisean grisetan
locative grisetako griseko grisetako
allative grisetara grisera grisetara
terminative grisetaraino griseraino grisetaraino
directive grisetarantz griserantz grisetarantz
destinative grisetarako griserako grisetarako
ablative grisetatik grisetik grisetatik
partitive grisik — —
prolative gristzat — —

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Colors in Basque · koloreak (layout · text)
     zuri      gris      beltz
             gorri              laranja; marroi              hori
                          berde             
                          oztin              urdin
             ubel              more              arrosa

Catalan

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Etymology

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Derived from Frankish *gris.

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Adjective

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gris (feminine grisa, masculine plural grisos, feminine plural grises)

  1. grey / gray

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Noun

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gris m (plural grisos)

  1. grey / gray

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Colors in Catalan · colors (layout · text)
     blanc      gris      negre
             roig, vermell; carmesí              taronja; marró              groc; crema
             verd llima              verd             
             cian; xarxet              atzur              blau
             violat; indi              magenta; lila, porpra              rosa

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Danish

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Etymology 1

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Derived from Old Norse gríss.

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Noun

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gris c (singular definite grisen, plural indefinite grise)

  1. pig (a mammal of the family Suidae)
    Synonym: svin
  2. pork (meat from a pig)
    Synonyms: grisekød, svin, svinekød
Declension
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Declension of gris
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gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gris grisen grise grisene
genitive gris' grisens grises grisenes
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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gris

  1. imperative of grise

Dutch

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gris

  1. inflection of grissen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

French

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Etymology

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Derived from Old French or Old Occitan, both from Frankish *grīs, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”). Akin to Old High German grīs (“grey”) (German greis) and Dutch grijs (“grey”). More at grizzle.

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gris (feminine grise, masculine plural gris, feminine plural grises)

  1. grey / gray
  2. (colloquial) drunk, tipsy
    • 1924, Emmanuel Bove, Mes Amis‎[1]:
      Si je n’avais pas été gris, je n’aurais certes pas étalé mes papiers. Ils ont dû ennuyer Billard.
      If I hadn't been drunk, I certainly wouldn't have displayed my papers. They must have bored Billard.

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Noun

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gris m (plural gris)

  1. gray / grey

Descendants

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  • → Greek: γκρι (gkri)
  • Louisiana Creole: gri
  • Mauritian Creole: gri
  • → Portuguese: griso
  • → Romanian: gri
  • Seychellois Creole: gri
  • → Turkish: gri

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Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text)
     blanc      gris      noir
             rouge; cramoisi, carmin              orange; brun, marron              jaune; crème
             lime              vert              menthe
             cyan, turquoise; bleu canard              azur, bleu ciel              bleu
             violet, lilas; indigo              magenta; pourpre              rose

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Galician

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese gris (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old French gris, from Frankish *grīs, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈɡɾis/ [ˈɡɾis̺]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈħɾis/ [ˈħɾis̺]

Adjective

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gris

  1. grey / gray
  2. (archaic, of pelts) of squirrel

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German Low German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cognate with German greis.

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gris

  1. (in some dialects) grey / gray

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Lombard

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Occitan gris, from Frankish *gris.

Adjective

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gris m (feminine grisa)

  1. grey / gray

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Old Norse gríss, potentially from or related to Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”).

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Noun

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gris (plural grises)

  1. A young pig, grice.
  2. pork (the meat of such a pig)
  3. A boar.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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gris (plural grises)

  1. Alternative form of grys

Norman

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Derived from Old French or Old Occitan, in either case from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰregʰwos (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to glow, shine”).

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gris m

  1. grey / gray
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎[2], page 534:
      Rouage ser, gris matin, ch'est la jouaie du pélerin.
      A red evening and a grey morning are the pilgrim's joy.
  2. (Jersey) drunk
    Synonyms: bédé-ouinne, blindé, bragi, bringuesingue, chonmé, en bouaisson, envitoué, gâté d'béthe, ivre, souîn, soûl

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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Derived from Old Norse gríss.

Noun

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gris m (definite singular grisen, indefinite plural griser, definite plural grisene)

  1. pig
    Synonym: svin
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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gris

  1. imperative of grise

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Norse gríss.

Noun

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gris m (definite singular grisen, indefinite plural griser or grisar, definite plural grisene or grisane)

  1. pig
    Synonym: svin

Inflection

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Historical inflection of gris
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
Aasen1 ein Gris Grisen Griser Griserne
1901 griser (grisir) griserne (grisine)
1917 griser grisene
1938 grisar grisane
1986 griser [grisar] grisene [grisane]
2012 (current) ein gris grisen grisar, griser grisane, grisene
other grisi grisin

Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century.

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Old French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Frankish *grīs, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”).

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gris m (oblique and nominative feminine singular grise)

  1. gray / gray

Old Galician-Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French gris, from Frankish *grīs, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”).

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gris

  1. grey / gray (having a colour between white and black)

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Colors in Old Galician-Portuguese · coores, colores (layout · text)
     branco, blanco, alvo      gris      negro, preto
             vermelho              castanho              amarelo
                          verde             
                                       azur
                          cardẽo              rosa

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese gris, from Old French gris, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”).

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  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ
  • Hyphenation: gris

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gris (invariable)

  1. grey / gray (having a colour between white and black)
    Synonyms: cinza, cinzento, acinzentado
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Noun

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gris m (uncountable)

  1. grey / gray (the colour between white and black)
    Synonym: cinza

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Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)
     branco, alvo, cândido      cinza, gris,
cinzento 		     preto, negro, atro
             vermelho,
encarnado, rubro,
salmão; carmim 		             laranja,
cor de laranja; castanho,
marrom 		             amarelo, lúteo; creme,
ocre
             verde-limão              verde              verde-água; verde-menta
             ciano,
turquesa; azul-petróleo 		             azul-celeste              azul, índigo, anil
             violeta,
lilás 		             magenta; roxo, púrpura              rosa,
cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque

Romanian

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Noun

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gris n (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of griș

Declension

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declension of gris (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) gris grisul
genitive/dative (unui) gris grisului
vocative grisule

Spanish

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Etymology

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Derived from Occitan or Old Occitan gris, from Frankish *gris, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”).

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gris m or f (masculine and feminine plural grises)

  1. grey / gray
    materia gris ― grey matter
    zona gris ― grey area
  2. boring, dull
    Ella lleva una vida gris.
    She has a dull life.
  3. overcast, cloudy
    Hay poca luz porque el día está gris.
    There's little light because the day is overcast.
  4. morally ambiguous
    Juan de Galicia es un personaje muy gris.
    Juan de Galicia is a very morally ambiguous character.
    • 1912 April 17, “Aproposito de campanas”, in Salvador Canals, editor, Mundo gráfico: Revista popular ilustrada‎[3], number 25, page 4:
      ¿qué mucho que abunden tanto las desengañadas, ese tipo de mujer moralmente gris, ni mala ni buena, ociosa é inútil desde el punto de vista social, que da á la Iglesia la beata; á una intelectualidad exacerbada, la feminista, y á la revolución, las fieras que ponen las notas de mayor violencia en las convulsiones populares?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1977, La otra opinión: editoriales de El Siglo, Volume 2, Editorial Revista Colombiana, page 164:
      Hay zonas de la administración en que por su índole, porque su campo está demasiado próximo a la delincuencia, la corrupción se presenta al mismo tiempo por abajo y por arriba y se crea esa moral gris de la que hemos hablado, en donde lo ilícito es lo "natural" y sólo se distingue por grados que generalmente van acuerdo con la 164.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2015, Vicente Palermo, La alegría y la pasión: Relatos brasileños y argentinos en perspectiva comparada, Katz, page 133:
      Aunque el jeitinho es siempre un instrumento que posibilita la quiebra de las reglas (de modo particularista), el problema es que ante asimetrias sociales y leyes que no se pueden cambiar, el jeitinho es una adaptación, equivale a una zona moral gris entre lo “correcto” y lo “incorrecto”.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2020, Serna Dimas Adrián, Poética de la tierra caliente: Hecho colonial, mitología nacional y violencia en la cuenca media del río Magdalena, Colombia, Editorial Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, page 388:
      León es un personaje gris: es un defensor de que la mina es sagrada porque es del Gobierno, es un estricto persecutor de quienes pretenden asaltarla, pero igualmente.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2021, Silvia Magro Vela, Belén Puebla Martínez, Nuria Navarro Sierra, editors, Ficcionando sinergias. Los profesionales se buscan en la ficción televisiva española, Editorial Dykinson, page 94:
      Asi, junto al heroico abogado defensor del inocente y al artero defensor del culpable, ha aparecido el personaje gris de moral autonoma —cuestionable, si se quiere, pero real— que puede llegar a convertirse en protagonista.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2022, César Augusto Pires Torres, Vivencias cantadas en prosas y relatos, Editorial Autores de Argentina, page 116:
      Ese es el que bebe de tu vaso el agua cristalina que con su sentir lo convierte en turbia y el personaje extremo, nunca sabe como va a jugar ese personaje gris, o si lo sabe y no se juega. Porque para él su jugada no es blanca ni oscura, es el gris y entonces aparecen sus actitudes educadas que se llaman hipocresia. Y el estudio de su diagnéstico certero puede consumirte afios de vida, porque siempre hace que juega el papel del correcto y correctamente hipécrita.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Noun

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gris m (plural grises)

  1. grey / gray

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Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text)
     blanco      gris      negro
             rojo; carmín, carmesí              naranja, anaranjado; marrón              amarillo; crema
             lima              verde              menta
             cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo              celeste, cerúleo              azul
             violeta; añil, índigo              magenta; morado, púrpura              rosa, rosado

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Swedish

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grisar som vältrar sig i lera [pigs wallowing in mud]

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Norse gríss.

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gris c

  1. pig (a mammal of the genus Sus)
    Synonym: svin
    Grisens ungar kallas (gris)kultingar / spädgrisar
    Baby pigs ["the pig's young" – calling animals bebisar (“babies”) is unidiomatic in Swedish] are called piglets
  2. a nasty or dirty person
    Synonym: (leans more toward contemptible jerk) svin
    Du är en riktig gris.
    You are such a pig.
  3. (slang, derogatory) a pig (cop, police officer)
    Synonyms: snut, byling, polis
  4. (slang, derogatory, in the singular definite "grisen") the pigs (the police, collectively)
    Synonyms: aina, farbror blå, bängen, snuten, bylingen, polisen

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Declension of gris
nominative genitive
singular indefinite gris gris
definite grisen grisens
plural indefinite grisar grisars
definite grisarna grisarnas

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Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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Derived from English grease.

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gris

  1. lipid (oil, fat, grease, etc.)
  2. flattery
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:1:
      God, Bikpela i bin wokim olgeta animal, tasol i no gat wanpela bilong ol inap winim snek long tok gris. Na snek i askim meri olsem, “Ating God i tambuim yutupela long kaikai pikinini bilong olgeta diwai bilong gaden, a?”
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Welsh

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle English grece, from Old French grez, plural of gré, from Latin gradus. Doublet of gradd.

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gris f or m (plural grisiau)

  1. step, stair

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gris ris ngris unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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