Grippe

See also: grippe and grippé

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French grippe (“influenza”), from gripper (“to seize, snatch”), from Frankish *grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, whence German greifen. Eventually from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grab, to grasp”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁɪpə/
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Noun

Grippe f (genitive Grippe, plural Grippen)

  1. flu; influenza; grippe.
    Synonym: (medical) Influenza

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Further reading

  • “Grippe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Grippe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Grippe” in Duden online
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