griep

See also: Griep

Dutch

Etymology

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

  • Rhymes: -ip
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  • IPA(key): /ɣrip/

Noun

griep f, m (uncountable, diminutive griepje n)

  1. The contagious viral disease influenza, flu

Derived terms

  • griepaanval m
  • griepepidemie
  • grieperig
  • griepvaccin n
  • griepvirus n
  • Spaanse griep
  • vogelgriep
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