Grippe

See also: grippe and grippé

German

Etymology

From French grippe (“influenza”), from gripper (“to seize, snatch”), from Frankish *grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, whence German greifen. Eventually from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grab, to grasp”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡʁɪpə/
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Noun

Grippe f (genitive Grippe, plural Grippen)

flu; influenza; grippe.

Synonyms

Influenza (medical)

Derived terms

grippal
Grippeimpfung
grippoid
grippig
Schweinegrippe
vergrippt
Vogelgrippe

Further reading

Grippe in Duden online

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