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Greiz
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German
de:,Landkreis +
Etymology
From a de sla name, from de sla-pro *gordьcь, diminutive of sla-pro *gordъ fortification, castle. Cognate with de Graz (and sl Grȃdəc), cs Hradec Králové Hradec (Králové), pl grodziec hill-fort, and mk градец diminutive of mk град.
Pronunciation
de /ɡʁaɪ̯t͡s/
de De-Greiz.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aɪ̯t͡s 1
Proper noun
toponym
de town/and/rural district s/Thuringia c/Germany
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From pdc gmh kriuze, from pdc goh kruzi, from pdc la crux. Compare de Kreuz.
Noun
pdc noun n plural Greize
cross
crucifix
misfortune
small of the back
Derived terms
pdc Hokegreiz