grib

From Old Danish gryp, from Middle Low German grip, via Latin gryps, Derived from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps). Doublet of grif and kerub.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡʁib]

grib c (singular definite gribben, plural indefinite gribbe)

1. a vulture
   1. (figurative) covetousness, solicitousness (eager to obtain something desirable at whatever cost)

• “grib” in Den Danske Ordbog

grib

1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of gribēt
2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of gribēt
3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of gribēt

• gribh, griobh

From Old Irish gríb, from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).

grib f (genitive singular gribe, plural gribean)

1. hindrance, impediment
2. griffin

• IPA^(key): /ɡrîːb/

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *grĩbъ.

grȋb m inan (Cyrillic spelling гри̑б) (Kajkavian, obsolete)

1. fungus

   Synonym: gljȉva

2. (figurative) germ, nidus, nucleus
   • 1870, “Kako se dojimlje rastivo carstvo obrazovanosti čovječje”, in Vijenac. Zabavi i pouci, volume 2, Zagreb: Dragutin Albrecht, page 524:

     Opazismo među ostalim, da su gladne godine podobnije za bunu i urotu i da Irlandeze razpaliti mogu ne samo politički razlozi, već i mikroskopićki gribovi.

     We point out amongst other things that hungry years are more leant towards upheavals and plots and that the Irish can be inflamed not only by political arguments, but also by microscopical germ-cells.

Borrowed from Greek γρίπος (grípos).

grȋb m inan (Cyrillic spelling гри̑б) (Montenegro at Lake Skadar)

1. seine, a kind of fishing-net

   Hypernym: mrȅža

grib

1. soft mutation of crib