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)

Synoniemen

altersschwach

bejahrt

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gebrechlich

greisenhaft

senil

sklerotisch

alt und klapprig

Vertalingen

viejo

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aged

youthless

aetat

âgé

🧓

vieux

🧓

agé de

invecchiato

envelhecido

envejecido

kocamış

yaşında

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɡʁaɪ̯s/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelhoogduits: grīs

Overgenomen van Oudhoogduits: grīs

Verwant aan Nederlands: grijs

Verwant aan 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.