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/
Audio (file)
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