Greif – German noun declension

German noun forms of Greif

Noun: Greif
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:

Nominative

Indefinite

Singularein Greif
Plural Greife; Greifen

Definite

Singularder Greif
Pluraldie Greife; Greifen

Genitive

Indefinite

Singulareines Greifs; Greifes; Greifen
Plural Greife; Greifen

Definite

Singulardes Greifs; Greifes; Greifen
Pluralder Greife; Greifen

Dative

Indefinite

Singulareinem Greif; Greife; Greifen
Plural Greifen

Definite

Singulardem Greif; Greife; Greifen
Pluralden Greifen

Accusative

Indefinite

Singulareinen Greif; Greifen
Plural Greife; Greifen

Definite

Singularden Greif; Greifen
Pluraldie Greife; Greifen

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like Greif

Mundschenk, Greif, Gespan, Thermostat, Quadrat,

Etymology

From Middle High German grīf, grīfe, from Old High German grīf, grīfo, borrowed from Latin gryphus. Early on associated with the unrelated verb in greifen (“to grab”); compare Middle Low German grīp. Possibly a doublet of Cherub. See: Latin Nouns 'gryphus'.

Verbs referencing "Greif"

Old Norse Nouns gripr.

Translations