griep

See also: Griep

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French grippe, from gripper (“to seize, snatch”), from Frankish *grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grab, grasp”). Cognate with Dutch grijpen, German Grippe (“flu”), English grippe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣrip/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: griep
  • Rhymes: -ip

Noun

griep f or m (uncountable, diminutive griepje n)

  1. influenza, flu

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: griep
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