greis

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

  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)

Συνώνυμα

altersschwach

sklerotisch

alt und klapprig

Συχνότητα

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Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/ɡʁaɪ̯s/
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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.

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