greis

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German grīs, from Old High German grīs, from Proto-West Germanic *grīs, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”). Doublet of regional gries (“grey”). Also cognate with Dutch grijs, French gris. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁaɪ̯s/ Rhymes: -aɪ̯s === Adjective === greis (strong nominative masculine singular greiser, comparative greiser, superlative am greisesten) (of a person) aged, very old, especially when decrepit or senile sein greiser Vater ― his aged father (of hair) grey (also generally implying very old age, not usually of people in their 40s or 50s) Synonyms: grau, grauhaarig, ergraut das greise Haupt seines Vaters ― his father’s grey-haired head ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Greis vergreisen === Further reading === “greis” in Duden online “greis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɟɾʲɛʃ/ === Noun === greis (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of greas === Mutation === == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Middle Irish gress, from Old Irish do-grés, do-gress, from Proto-Celtic *grend-, *gred-, suggested by Strachan to be from Proto-Indo-European *grenǵʰ- (“to turn”). However, compare greas (“to hasten”). === Noun === greis f (genitive singular greise, plural greisean) while, moment, short time ==== Synonyms ==== mòmaid ==== Derived terms ==== === References ===