Masculine
Griesgram
Meaning
grumpy, ill-tempered person
Concepts
Synonyms
Sauertopf
brummiger Mensch
mürrischer Mensch
Knörer
rechthaberischer Mensch
Murrkopf
Stimmungskiller
Partykiller
Fadian
Trauerkloß
Nieselprim
Knasterer
Trauerkloβ
Knauser
Knörer [sudgermana]
Translations
ronchonneur
bisbetico
mopperaarFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
kummerfuurz
Basel-Landschaft
nyydibutz
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡʁiːsˌɡʁaːm/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German grisgramen (“to grind one’s teeth”), from Old High German grisgramōn (“to grind one’s teeth”). Later reanalyzed as a compound gries (“grey”) + Gram (“grief”), which influenced the semantic development, though the first element is instead related to Grieß (“semolina, grit”).
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