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Grip
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German
Etymology
de en grip.
Pronunciation
de De-Grip.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,s.sg
grip, traction ground adhesion of a tyre
de Bodenhaftigkeit Bodenhaftung
Declension
m,s.sg
Further reading
Low German
Etymology
From nds gml grīp, from an nds osx griffin, from nds la gryphus, from nds grc γρύψ griffin.
This spelling coinsides with non gripr (sv grip; also br gripi); via the fairy tale The Griffin (fairy tale) The Griffin, also found in nl grijp, nl grijpvogel, no fugl grip, and is gripfugl. Compare with the High German spelling: goh grif, de Greif griffin; and Latin spelling: la-med grȳphō; gmq-oda gryph, da grif; no griff griffin; also en griffin.
Noun
nds noun
nds mythology griffin compare standard de Greif