grève

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁɛv/ Rhymes: -ɛv === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *grava (attested in Mediaeval Latin), of pre-Latin origin, possibly Gaulish *grawa, from Proto-Celtic *grāwā. ==== Noun ==== grève f (plural grèves) bank (of a river); shore, strand Synonym: rive === Etymology 2 === Named after Place de Grève on the banks of the Seine in Paris (now Place de l'Hôtel de Ville), where unemployed workers would gather. Place de Grève means “flat area covered with gravel or sand” (see Etymology 1 above). ==== Noun ==== grève f (plural grèves) strike (cessation of work) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Haitian Creole: grèv → Albanian: grevë → Basque: greba → Ladino: grev → Portuguese: greve → Romanian: grevă → Turkish: grev→ Northern Kurdish: grev → Vietnamese: làm reo ===== See also ===== mouvement social === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== grève f (plural grèves) greave === Further reading === “grève”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === verge, vergé == Norman == === Alternative forms === grev (Sark) === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *grava (attested in Early Medieval Latin; compare French grève), of pre-Latin origin. === Pronunciation === === Noun === grève f (plural grèves) (continental, Jersey) beach ==== Derived terms ==== alouette dé grève f (“rock pipit”) bécachinne dé grève f (“knot”) couotheux d'grève m (“sanderling”) hèrbette dé grève f (“redshank; dunlin”)