grypa

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French grippe, from gripper (“to grab, grasp”), from Old French *gripper, from Frankish *grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grab, grasp”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrɨ.pa/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨpa
  • Syllabification: gry‧pa

Noun

grypa f

  1. influenza; the flu
    Mam grypę. ― I've got the flu.

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
adverb
  • przeciwgrypowo
nouns

Further reading

  • grypa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • grypa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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