grepp

grepp

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from gripa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

grepp n

  1. a grip (a hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand)
  2. an approach (way of doing something)
    stilistiskt grepp
    stylistic device
  3. (sports) a hold (e.g. in wrestling)

Declension

Declension of grepp
nominative genitive
singular indefinite grepp grepps
definite greppet greppets
plural indefinite grepp grepps
definite greppen greppens

Descendants

  • → Finnish: ripa

Further reading

  • “grepp”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
  • grepp in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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