grife

Middle High German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈɡriːfə/

Verb

grīfe

  1. first-person singular present indicative of grīfen
  2. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of grīfen

Old High German

Verb

grīfe

  1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of grīfan

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾi.fi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾi.fe/

  • Hyphenation: gri‧fe

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French griffe.

Noun

grife f (plural grifes)

  1. (Brazil) designer label
    • 2022 November 17, João Perassolo, “SPFW vai do clima de balada sombria à praia erótica em seu primeiro dia de desfiles”, in Folha de S.Paulo‎[1], São Paulo: Folha da Manhã, →ISSN:
      A grife carioca Patricia Viera trouxe para a passarela um desfile de roupas cintilantes feitas em couro, o principal material de trabalho da estilista de mesmo nome.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2

Verb

grife

  1. inflection of grifar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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