griep

See also: Griep

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French grippe, from gripper (“to seize, snatch”), from Frankish *grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grab, grasp”). Cognate with Dutch grijpen, German Grippe (“flu”), English grippe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣrip/

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• Hyphenation: griep
• Rhymes: -ip

Noun

griep f or m (uncountable, diminutive griepje n)

1. influenza, flu

Derived terms

• griepaanval
• griepepidemie
• grieperig
• griepgolf
• griepprik
• griepvaccin
• griepvirus
• mannengriep
• Spaanse griep
• varkensgriep
• vogelgriep

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: griep