Noun: Grille
Gender: Feminine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | eine Grille |
| Plural | Grillen |
Definite
| Singular | die Grille |
| Plural | die Grillen |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | einer Grille |
| Plural | Grillen |
Definite
| Singular | der Grille |
| Plural | der Grillen |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einer Grille |
| Plural | Grillen |
Definite
| Singular | der Grille |
| Plural | den Grillen |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | eine Grille |
| Plural | Grillen |
Definite
| Singular | die Grille |
| Plural | die Grillen |
Sample Sentences
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Der Hofrat ging ihm gelegentlich zur Hand bei solchem schwermütigen Getändel, bestärkte ihn überhaupt in seiner Grille. (Occasionally the councilor gave him a hand in such melancholy dealings, and in general encouraged him in his quirk.) [1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 487:]
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Friederike Schultz, 37, ist es gewohnt, dass Kollegen sie “als Außerirdische betrachten”. Bibliophilie kennt man als eine Grille älterer Männer. (Friederike Schultz, aged 37, is accustomed to the fact, that her colleagues 'consider her an alien'. Bibliophilia is known to be a quirk of older men.) [2017 March 2, Michael Allmaier, “Du bist, was du liest”, in Die Zeit:]
Nouns inflected like Grille
Teetasse,
Hemmschwelle,
Türangel,
Entspannungspause,
Umgehungsstraße,
Schuppenflechte,
Glasplatte,
Türfalle,
Teestube,
Drossel,
Biosynthese,
Briefklammer,
Bandbrasse,
Bandbreite,
Eisscholle,
Bauweise,
Umhängetasche,
Schwester,
K-Frage,
Abflughalle, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Middle High German grille, from Old High German grillo, probably from Latin gryllus (“grasshopper, cricket”), possibly onomatopoetic in origin, but perhaps borrowed in turn from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos, “Egyptian dance performer; painted caricature”), of unknown further origin. See: Latin Nouns '
gryllus', Ancient Greek Nouns '
γρύλλος'.
Verbs referencing "Grille"
Dutch Nouns
gril.
Translations