Feminine
Grille
Meaning
- (feminine) cricket (insect of the family Gryllidae)
- (feminine) whim, strange thought, freakish or fantastical idea
- (dated,feminine) spleen, melancholy
Concepts
Acridium
Gryllidae
uneven temper
true cricket
Synonyms
Heuhüpfer
Graßhüpfer
wunderlicher Einfall
Gryllidae
Skurrilität
Feldheuschrecke
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡʁɪlə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German grille, from Old High German grillo, probably from Latin gryllus (“grasshopper, cricket”), possibly onomatopoetic in origin, but perhaps borrowed in turn from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos, “Egyptian dance performer; painted caricature”), of unknown further origin.
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