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griffe.

claw

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡʁif/
  1. claw

    feminine
    coup de griffe
    Les pattes de cet animal sont armées de griffes.
  2. talon

    feminine
  3. scratch mark

    feminine
  4. signature (characteristic mark, e.g. of an artist)

    feminine · figuratively
    Il a beau n’avoir pas mis son nom à cet ouvrage, il y a mis sa griffe.
  5. brand, designer label (especially fashion)

    broadly · feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French griffe, either deverbal from griffer, which see, or through an unattested Old French noun from Old High German grif, from Proto-Germanic *gripiz.

verb/ɡʁif/
  1. inflection of griffer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of griffer: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French griffe, either deverbal from griffer, which see, or through an unattested Old French noun from Old High German grif, from Proto-Germanic *gripiz.

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