Greiz

== German == === Etymology === From a Slavic name, from Proto-Slavic *gordьcь, diminutive of *gordъ (“fortification, castle”). Cognate with Graz (and Slovene Grȃdəc), Czech Hradec (Králové), Polish grodziec (“hill-fort”), and Macedonian градец (gradec, diminutive of град (grad)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁaɪ̯t͡s/ Rhymes: -aɪ̯t͡s === Proper noun === Greiz n (proper noun, genitive Greiz' or (with an article) Greiz) a town and rural district of Thuringia, Germany == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === From Middle High German kriuze, from Old High German kruzi, from Latin crux. Compare German Kreuz. === Noun === Greiz n (plural Greize) cross crucifix misfortune small of the back ==== Derived terms ==== Hokegreiz