гриф

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡrʲif]
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).

Noun

гриф • (grifm anim (genitive гри́фа, nominative plural гри́фы, genitive plural гри́фов)

  1. vulture (bird)
  2. (mythology) griffin, gryphon
Declension
Descendants
  • Armenian: գրիֆի (grifi)
  • Georgian: გრიფი (gripi)

Etymology 2

From German Griff.

Noun

гриф • (grifm inan (genitive гри́фа, nominative plural гри́фы, genitive plural гри́фов)

  1. fingerboard, neck (the extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted)
Declension
Descendants

Etymology 3

From French griffe.

Noun

гриф • (grifm inan (genitive гри́фа, nominative plural гри́фы, genitive plural гри́фов)

  1. signature stamp
Declension
Descendants

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɦrɪf]
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Polish gryf, from Old Polish gryf, from Middle High German grīf/grīfe, from Old High German grifo, from Latin grȳps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).[1]

Noun

гриф • (hryfm animal (genitive гри́фа, nominative plural гри́фи, genitive plural гри́фів)

  1. (mythology) griffin, gryphon
    Synonym: грифо́н m (hryfón)
  2. vulture (bird of the genus Aegypius)
    чо́рний грифčórnyj hryfEurasian black vulture, cinereous vulture
Declension
Declension of гриф
(animal hard masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative гриф
hryf
гри́фи
hrýfy
genitive гри́фа
hrýfa
гри́фів
hrýfiv
dative гри́фові, гри́фу
hrýfovi, hrýfu
гри́фам
hrýfam
accusative гри́фа
hrýfa
гри́фи, гри́фів
hrýfy, hrýfiv
instrumental гри́фом
hrýfom
гри́фами
hrýfamy
locative гри́фові, гри́фі
hrýfovi, hrýfi
гри́фах
hrýfax
vocative гри́фе
hrýfe
гри́фи
hrýfy

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Griff.[1]

Noun

гриф • (hryfm inan (genitive гри́фа, nominative plural гри́фи, genitive plural гри́фів)

  1. fingerboard, neck (the extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted)
Declension
Declension of гриф
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative гриф
hryf
гри́фи
hrýfy
genitive гри́фа
hrýfa
гри́фів
hrýfiv
dative гри́фові, гри́фу
hrýfovi, hrýfu
гри́фам
hrýfam
accusative гриф
hryf
гри́фи
hrýfy
instrumental гри́фом
hrýfom
гри́фами
hrýfamy
locative гри́фі
hrýfi
гри́фах
hrýfax
vocative гри́фе
hrýfe
гри́фи
hrýfy

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Russian гриф (grif), from French griffe.[1]

Noun

гриф • (hryfm inan (genitive гри́фа, nominative plural гри́фи, genitive plural гри́фів)

  1. signature stamp
    Hypernym: печа́тка f (pečátka)
Declension
Declension of гриф
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative гриф
hryf
гри́фи
hrýfy
genitive гри́фа
hrýfa
гри́фів
hrýfiv
dative гри́фові, гри́фу
hrýfovi, hrýfu
гри́фам
hrýfam
accusative гриф
hryf
гри́фи
hrýfy
instrumental гри́фом
hrýfom
гри́фами
hrýfamy
locative гри́фі
hrýfi
гри́фах
hrýfax
vocative гри́фе
hrýfe
гри́фи
hrýfy

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “гриф”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 597
  • Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “гриф”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 3 (відстава́ння – ґура́льня), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN, page 786
  • гриф”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

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