grib

grib

1. 3rd person singular present indicative form of gribēt
2. 3rd person plural present indicative form of gribēt
3. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of gribēt
4. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of gribēt

• gribh, griobh

From Old Irish gríb, from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).

grib f (genitive singular gribe, plural gribean)

1. hinderance, impediment
2. griffin

• IPA^(key): /ɡrîːb/

From Proto-Slavic *grĩbъ.

grȋb m (Cyrillic spelling гри̑б) (Kajkavian, obsolete)

1. fungus

   Synonym: gljȉva

2. (figuratively) germ, nidus, nucleus
   • 1870, “Kako se dojimlje rastivo carstvo obrazovanosti čovječje”, in Vijenac. Zabavi i pouci, volume 2, Zagreb: Dragutin Albrecht, page 524:

     Opazismo među ostalim, da su gladne godine podobnije za bunu i urotu i da Irlandeze razpaliti mogu ne samo politički razlozi, već i mikroskopićki gribovi.

     We point out amongst other things that hungry years are more leant towards upheavals and plots and that the Irish can be inflamed not only by political arguments, but also by microscopical germ-cells.

From Greek γρίπος (grípos).

grȋb m (Cyrillic spelling гри̑б) (Montenegro at Lake Skadar)

1. seine, a kind of fishing-net

   Hypernym: mrȅža