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Grippe

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See also: grippe and grippé

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed 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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁɪpə/
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Noun

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Grippe f (genitive Grippe, plural Grippen)

  1. flu; influenza; grippe.
    Synonym: (medical) Influenza

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Grippe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Grippe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Grippe” in Duden online