greis

Betekenis (Engels)

1. aged, very old, especially when decrepit or senile
2. grey (also generally implying very old age, not usually of people in their 40s or 50s)

Sinonieme

altersschwach

bejahrt

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gebrechlich

greisenhaft

senil

sklerotisch

alt und klapprig

Vertalings

viejo

🧓

aged

youthless

aetat

âgé

🧓

vieux

🧓

agé de

invecchiato

envelhecido

envejecido

kocamış

yaşında

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɡʁaɪ̯s/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: grīs

Geërf van Old High German: grīs

Verwante met Nederlands: grijs

Verwante met Frans: gris

In summary

From Middle High German grīs, from Old High German grīs, from Proto-West Germanic *grīs, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”).
Doublet of regional gries (“grey”). Also cognate with Dutch grijs, French gris.