Greis

See also: greis

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German grīse, equivalent to a nominalization of the adjective greis, though shifted to strong inflection.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡʀaɪ̯s]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯s

Noun

Greis m (strong, genitive Greises, plural Greise, feminine Greisin)

  1. (very) old person, old man
    Synonym: Methusalem

Declension

Declension of Greis [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Greis die Greise
genitive eines des Greises der Greise
dative einem dem Greis, Greise1 den Greisen
accusative einen den Greis die Greise

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “Greis” in Duden online
  • “Greis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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