grijs
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ɣrɛi̯s/
adj
Definitions
- (literally) grey, grey-colored
- (figuratively) old
- weathered, tarnished, affected by wear and tear
- partially illegal
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch grijs inherited from Old Dutch *grīs inherited from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (grey, gray).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*grīsaz
Gloss
grey, gray
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- grisette English
- *grīsus Latin
- grisescens Latin
- greis German
- blauw Dutch, Flemish
- blauwgrijs Dutch, Flemish
- grijsachtig Dutch, Flemish
- grijsblauw Dutch, Flemish
- grijsharig Dutch, Flemish
- grijsrijden Dutch, Flemish
- grijswater Dutch, Flemish
- grijzig Dutch, Flemish
- haar Dutch, Flemish
- rijden Dutch, Flemish
- veld Dutch, Flemish
- veldgrijs Dutch, Flemish
- water Dutch, Flemish
- ambre gris French
- bihoreau gris French
- gris French
- grisaille French
- grisement French
- griser French
- grison French
- grisâtre French
- *grīsaz Proto-Germanic
- gris Old French
- gri Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- γκρι Greek (modern)
- grijs Middle Dutch
- grāo Old High German
- grīs Old High German
- gri Turkish
- grys Afrikaans
- grīs Middle High German
- Gromees Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- gro Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *grīs Old Dutch
- grisat Cimbrian
- grīs Old Saxon
- *grīs Frankish
- jries Central Franconian
- gri Mauritian Creole
- gre North Frisian
- gri Seychellois Creole