gries

== English == === Noun === gries plural of gry === Anagrams === Grise, Resig, geris, gires, grise == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Grieß. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɣris/ Rhymes: -is === Noun === gries n (uncountable, no diminutive) semolina Synonym: griesmeel ==== Derived terms ==== === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “gries”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute == German == === Etymology === From German Low German, from Middle Low German grîs, from Old Saxon grīs, from Proto-West Germanic *grīs (“grey”). Doublet of greis (“aged, grey-haired”) and Greis (“old man”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁiːs/ === Adjective === gries (strong nominative masculine singular grieser, comparative grieser, superlative am griesesten) (regional, Northern Germany, west German, rather rare) grey, greyish (chiefly of hair and weather) Synonym: (standard) grau ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Griesgram === Further reading === “gries” in Duden online “gries” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Low German == === Alternative forms === gris === Etymology === From Middle Low German grîs, from Old Saxon grīs, from Proto-West Germanic *grīs. Cognate to German Greis, Dutch grijs. === Adjective === gries (comparative grieser, superlative griesest) grey ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== grau graag == Saterland Frisian == === Etymology === From Old Frisian grīs, from Proto-West Germanic *grīs. Cognates include dialectal German gries and West Frisian griis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɣris/ Hyphenation: gries Rhymes: -is === Adjective === gries (masculine griezen, feminine, plural or definite grieze, comparative griezer, superlative griest) grey === References === Marron C. Fort (2015), “gries”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN