Grind

See also: grind and grínd

German

Etymology

From Middle High German grint, from Old High German grint, from Proto-West Germanic *grind, from Proto-Germanic *grindą (“grounds, ground material”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrendʰ- (“to crush”).

Cognate with West Frisian grint (“gravel”), Dutch grind (“gravel; shingle”), obsolete Dutch grinden (“to grind, rub, crush”). More at English grind. The sense for head developed metonymically as a clipping of Kopfgrind.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡʁɪnt/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnt
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Grind m (strong, genitive Grindes or Grinds, plural Grinde)

  1. (regional) scab (on a wound)
    Synonyms: Schorf, Wundschorf, Kruste, Wundkruste
  2. (regional) various kinds of scab-like skin disesases or conditions, such as scabies, scurf, dandruff
    Synonym: Schorf
  3. (Switzerland, informal) head
  4. (hunting) animal head

Declension
Declension of Grind [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Grind die Grinde
genitive eines des Grindes, Grinds der Grinde
dative einem dem Grind, Grinde1 den Grinden
accusative einen den Grind die Grinde

1Now uncommon, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Grind” in Duden online
  • “Grind” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Romanian

Etymology

From grind (“sandbank”).

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Grind m

  1. A village in Lăpugiu de Jos, Hunedoara, Romania
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