Greis

See also: greis

German

Etymology

Substantive form of greis

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡʀaɪ̯s]
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -aɪ̯s

Noun

Greis m (strong, genitive Greises, plural Greise, feminine Greisin)

(very) old person, old man
Synonym: Methusalem

Declension

Declension of Greis [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Greis	die	Greise
genitive	eines	des	Greises	der	Greise
dative	einem	dem	Greis, Greise¹	den	Greisen
accusative	einen	den	Greis	die	Greise

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Greisenalter
Greisenbogen
Greisengesicht
greisenhaft
Greisenhaftigkeit
Greisenhaupt
Greisenkopfpapagei
Greisenkrähe
Greisenschwachsinn
Greisenstar
Greisensterblichkeit
Greisenstimme
Jubelgreis
Lustgreis
Tattergreis

Related terms

greis

See also

Further reading

“Greis” in Duden online
“Greis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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