griend
See also: Griend
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣrint/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: griend
- Rhymes: -int
- Homophones: Griend, Grient
Etymology 1
From Danish grindehval.
Noun
griend m (plural grienden, diminutive griendje n)
- pilot whale, blackfish dolphin of the genus Globicephala
- long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas
- Synonyms: gewone griend, zwarte griend
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch grient. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
griend m (plural grienden, diminutive griendje n)
- waterside area, overgrown with willows and reeds
- wood harvested in such an area, especially willow branches
- Synonym: rijshout