Masculin

Grips

(Anglais)

wit; intellect; understanding; nous

Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ɡʁɪps/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Borrowed from German Low German [Term?]. Derived with the suffix -s from Middle Low German grīpen or grabben. These interrelated verbs are cognate with English gripe and grab respectively. For the semantics compare German begreifen (“to understand”).

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