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gripa

gripa

See also: gripă and grípa

Icelandic

Noun

gripa

  1. indefinite genitive plural of gripur

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse grípa ‎(“to grab”), from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- ‎(“to grasp, grab”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈgriːpa/ (example of pronunciation)

Alternative forms

Verb

gripa ‎(present tense grip, past tense greip, past participle gripe, passive infinitive gripast, present participle gripande, imperative grip)

  1. grab, grasp, grip
  2. seize (grab, capture)
  3. seize (take advantage of an opportunity).

Related terms

Derived terms

  • gripa inn

References

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse grípa, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną.

Verb

grīpa

  1. to grab, to grasp
  2. to surprise
  3. to acquire, to take
  4. to understand

Conjugation

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Conjugation of grīpa (strong)
present past
infinitive grīpa —
participle grīpandi, -e gripin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk grīper grīpi, -e — grēp gripi, -e
þū grīper grīpi, -e grīp grēpt gripi, -e
han grīper grīpi, -e — grēp gripi, -e
vīr grīpum, -om grīpum, -om grīpum, -om gripum, -om gripum, -om
īr grīpin grīpin grīpin gripin gripin
þēr grīpa grīpin — gripu, -o gripin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk grīps grīpis, -es — grēps gripis, -es
þū grīps grīpis, -es — grēpts gripis, -es
han grīps grīpis, -es — grēps gripis, -es
vīr grīpums, -oms grīpums, -oms — gripums, -oms gripums, -oms
īr grīpins grīpins — gripins gripins
þēr grīpas grīpins — gripus, -os gripins

Descendants

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From French grippe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /grîpa/
  • Hyphenation: gri‧pa

Noun

grȉpa f ‎(Cyrillic spelling гри̏па)

  1. (Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro) flu, influenza

Declension

Synonyms

  • influènca

References

  • “gripa” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology 2

From Italian grippa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /grîpa/
  • Hyphenation: gri‧pa

Noun

grȉpa f ‎(Cyrillic spelling гри̏па)

  1. (regional, fishing) fishing net

Declension

References

  • “gripa” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrìːpa/
  • Tonal orthography: grípa

Noun

grípa f ‎(genitive grípe, uncountable)

  1. flu, influenza

Declension

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Variant of gripe, from French grippe, from gripper ‎(“to seize”), of Germanic origin.

Noun

gripa f ‎(plural gripas)

  1. (Colombia, Mexico) The flu, influenza.

See also

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish grīpa, from Old Norse grípa ‎(“to grab”), from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- ‎(“to grasp, grab”). Cognate with Norwegian gripe, Danish gribe, Icelandic grípa, English gripe, Dutch grijpen, German greifen.

Pronunciation

Verb

gripa ‎(present griper, preterite grep, supine gripit, imperative grip)

  1. to catch hold of
  2. to seize
  3. to detain, to arrest; to take into legal custody
  4. to touch deeply, to catch one's sympathies

Conjugation

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