gries

English

gries

Via German Low German from Middle Low German grīs (“grey”). Cognate to standard German Greis (“old man”).

gries (comparative grieser, superlative am griesesten)

(regional, northern and western Germany, rather rare) grey, greyish
Bei all den griesen Wolken kann man ja depressiv werden...
You could get depressive with all those grey clouds...

gries (comparative grieser, superlative griesest)

Positive forms of {{{head}}}

gender		singular			plural
gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		he is gries	se is gries	dat is gries	se sünd gries
partitive		een Grieses	een Grieses	wat Grieses	allens Griese
strong declension (without article)	nominative	griese	griese	gries	griese
strong declension (without article)	oblique	griesen	griese	gries	griese
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	de griese	de griese	dat griese	de griesen
weak declension (with definite article)	oblique	den griesen	de griese	dat griese	de griesen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	en griese	en griese	en gries/grieset	(keen) griesen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	oblique	en griesen	en griese	en gries/grieset	(keen) griesen

Comparative forms of {{{head}}}

gender		singular			plural
gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		he is grieser	se is grieser	dat is grieser	se sünd grieser
partitive		een griesers	een griesers	wat griesers	allens grieser
strong declension (without article)	nominative	griesere	griesere	grieser	griesere
strong declension (without article)	oblique	griesern	griesere	grieser	griesere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	de griesere	de griesere	dat griesere	de griesern
weak declension (with definite article)	oblique	den griesern	de griesere	dat griesere	de griesern
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	en griesere	en griesere	en grieser	(keen) griesern
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	oblique	en griesern	en griesere	en grieser	(keen) griesern

Superlative forms of {{{head}}}

gender		singular			plural
gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		he is de Grieseste	se is de Grieseste	dat is dat Grieseste	se sünd de Griesesten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	grieseste	grieseste	griesest	grieseste
strong declension (without article)	oblique	griesesten	grieseste	griesest	grieseste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	de grieseste	de grieseste	dat grieseste	de griesesten
weak declension (with definite article)	oblique	den griesesten	de grieseste	dat grieseste	de griesesten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	en grieseste	en grieseste	en griesest	(keen) griesesten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	oblique	en griesesten	en grieseste	en griesest	(keen) griesesten

Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

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