gris

Noun

gris

1. gray, grey

See also

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾis/

Adjective

gris (feminine grisa, masculine plural grisos, feminine plural grises)

1. grey

Noun

gris m (uncountable)

1. grey

See also

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡriːs/, [ɡ̊ʁiːˀs]
• Rhymes: -es
• Rhymes: -iːˀs

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gríss.

Etymology 2

See grise (“to dirty, mess up”).

References

• “gris” in Den Danske Ordbog

Pronunciation

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Verb

gris

1. first-person singular present indicative of grissen
2. imperative of grissen

Etymology

From Old French or Old Occitan, both from Frankish gris, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”). Akin to Old High German grīs (“grey”) (German greis) and Dutch grijs (“grey”). More at grizzle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁi/

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Adjective

gris (feminine singular grise, masculine plural gris, feminine plural grises)

1. grey, gray
2. (colloquial) drunk, tipsy

Noun

gris m (plural gris)

1. gray

See also

Further reading

• “gris” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Alternative forms

• gries

Etymology

Compare German greis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡriːs/

Adjective

gris

1. (in some dialects) grey

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gríss, potentially from or related to Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”)

Etymology 2

From Old French gris.

Alternative forms

• gri (Sark)

Etymology

From Old French or Old Occitan, in either case from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰregʰwos (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to glow, shine”).

Adjective

gris m

1. grey
2. (Jersey) drunk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gríss

Etymology 2

References

• “gris” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Noun

gris m (definite singular grisen, indefinite plural griser or grisar, definite plural grisene or grisane)

1. pig

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡris/

Adjective

gris m (oblique and nominative feminine singular grise)

1. gray

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French gris, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰregʰwos (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to glow, shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾis̺/

Adjective

gris

1. grey (having a colour between white and black)

See also

Etymology

From Old Portuguese gris, from Old French gris, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰregʰwos (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to glow, shine”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾiʃ/
• Hyphenation: gris

Adjective

gris (plural gris, comparable)

1. grey (having a colour between white and black)

Noun

gris m (uncountable)

1. grey (the colour between white and black)

Etymology

From Occitan or Old Occitan gris, from Frankish *gris, from Proto-Germanic *grisa (“grey”), *grēwaz (“grey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾis/
• Hyphenation: gris

Adjective

gris (plural grises)

1. grey, gray

Noun

gris m (plural grises)

1. grey, gray

See also

Further reading

• “gris” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Etymology

From Old Norse gríss.

Pronunciation

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Noun

gris

1. a pig; mammal of the genus Sus
2. a piglet; young of the pig
3. a nasty or dirty person

References

• gris in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)

Etymology

From English grease

Noun

gris

1. lipid (oil, fat, grease, etc)
2. flattery
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 3:1 (translation here):

     God, Bikpela i bin wokim olgeta animal, tasol i no gat wanpela bilong ol inap winim snek long tok gris. Na snek i askim meri olsem, “Ating God i tambuim yutupela long kaikai pikinini bilong olgeta diwai bilong gaden, a?”