grei

Galician

Etymology

From Latin gregis and grex.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡrej/, /ɡrɛj/

Noun

grei f (plural greis)

  1. association, society (group of people)
  2. (Christianity) parish (members of a church's congregation)
  3. (historical) group of vassals or subjects
  4. a people

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse greiðr.

Adjective

grei (masculine and feminine grei, neuter greit, definite singular and plural greie, comparative greiere, indefinite superlative greiest, definite superlative greieste)

  1. straight, easy
  2. clear, plain, obvious, straightforward
  3. nice, kind, good, good-natured

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse greiðr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡræɪ/ (example of pronunciation)

Adjective

grei (masculine and feminine grei, neuter greitt, definite singular and plural greie, comparative greiare, indefinite superlative greiast, definite superlative greiaste)

  1. simple, easy; straightforward
    Dette var ei grei oppgåve.
    This was an easy task.
  2. practical; useful, good; OK
    Er denne organiseringa grei?
    Is this setup good?
  3. nice, kind
    Dei er greie personar.
    They are nice people.

Verb

grei

  1. imperative of greia and greie

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin gregis and grex.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡrej/, /ɡrɛj/
  • Hyphenation: grei

Noun

grei f (plural greis)

  1. small flock of livestock
  2. (figuratively) association; society (group of people)
  3. (Christianity) parish (members of a church's congregation)
  4. (historical) group of vassals or subjects
  5. (obsolete) a people

References

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