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Grips
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grips
German
Etymology
de nds-de. Derived with the suffix de -s from de gml grīpen or gml grabben. These interrelated verbs are cognate with en gripe and en grab respectively. For the semantics compare German de begreifen to understand.
Pronunciation
de /ɡʁɪps/
de De-Grips.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(es).sg
de informal wit; intellect; understanding; nous
de Köpfchen Verstand
Declension
m,(es).sg
Related terms
de grabbeln
de grapschen
de greifen