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Griff

noun · /ɡʁɪf/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German grif, from Old High German grif, from Proto-West Germanic *gripi, from Proto-Germanic *gripiz.

Translation

  1. grasp, reach (act of trying to grab) masculine, strong

    der Griff nach den Sternen

    (the act of) reaching for the stars

    Um sein Publikum für sich zu gewinnen, griff der Redner auf die Anwendung rhetorischer Techniken zurück, die er in seinen Kommunikationskursen gelernt hatte.

    To win his audience, the speaker resorted to using rhetorical techniques he learned from his communication courses.

  2. clutch source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  3. haft source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  4. grip source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
  5. grip (act of holding something after having gripped it) masculine, strong
  6. handle (part of a tool or fixture meant to be gripped) masculine, strong

    Türgriff

    door handle

  7. hold masculine, strong

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Griff Griffe
Accusative Griff Griffe
Dative Griff Griffen
Genitive Griffes Griffe

griff

verb ·

Translation

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of greifen first-person, form-of, preterite, singular, third-person