German

Noun

Griffe

1. plural of Griff

English

Noun

griffe ‎(plural griffes)

1. (US, dialectal, dated) The offspring of a mulatto (person of mixed black and white ancestry) and a person of fully black ancestry.
2. (US, dialectal, dated) A mulatto.

References

• griffe in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

French

Etymology

Middle French < Old French < Latin gryphus, from Ancient Greek γρύψ ‎(grúps).

Pronunciation

Noun

griffe f ‎(plural griffes)

1. claw
2. talon
3. scratch mark

Verb

griffe

1. first-person singular present indicative of griffer
2. third-person singular present indicative of griffer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of griffer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of griffer
5. second-person singular imperative of griffer

German

Verb

griffe

1. First-person singular subjunctive II of greifen.
2. Third-person singular subjunctive II of greifen.

Italian

Etymology

From French

Noun

griffe f ‎(invariable)

1. designer label