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grippe.

influenza; flu

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡʁip/

  1. influenza; flu

    feminine
    Sophie a eu une mauvaise grippe l’hiver dernier.
    Comment savoir si vous avez la grippe ou un rhume?
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb-der. Proto-Germanic *grīpaną Frankish *grīpander. Old French *gripper French gripper French grippe From gripper.

verb/ɡʁip/

  1. inflection of gripper: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of gripper: second-person singular imperative

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

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb-der. Proto-Germanic *grīpaną Frankish *grīpander. Old French *gripper French gripper French grippe From gripper.

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