Adjective: greis
Hyphenation:
Strong Declension
(without article)
Nominative
| masculine | greiser |
| feminine | greise |
| neuter | greises |
| plural | greise |
Genitive
| masculine | greisen |
| feminine | greiser |
| neuter | greisen |
| plural | greiser |
Dative
| masculine | greisem |
| feminine | greiser |
| neuter | greisem |
| plural | greisen |
Accusative
| masculine | greisen |
| feminine | greise |
| neuter | greises |
| plural | greise |
Weak Declension
(with definite article)
Nominative
| masculine | der greise |
| feminine | die greise |
| neuter | das greise |
| plural | die greisen |
Genitive
| masculine | des greisen |
| feminine | der greisen |
| neuter | des greisen |
| plural | der greisen |
Dative
| masculine | dem greisen |
| feminine | der greisen |
| neuter | dem greisen |
| plural | den greisen |
Accusative
| masculine | den greisen |
| feminine | die greise |
| neuter | das greise |
| plural | die greisen |
Mixed Declension
(with indefinite article)
Nominative
| masculine | ein greiser |
| feminine | eine greise |
| neuter | ein greises |
| plural | greisen |
Genitive
| masculine | eines greisen |
| feminine | einer greisen |
| neuter | eines greisen |
| plural | greisen |
Dative
| masculine | einem greisen |
| feminine | einer greisen |
| neuter | einem greisen |
| plural | greisen |
Accusative
| masculine | einen greisen |
| feminine | eine greise |
| neuter | ein greises |
| plural | greisen |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | greis |
| Comparative | greiser |
| Superlative | am greisesten |
Sample Sentences
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sein greiser Vater (his aged father)
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das greise Haupt seines Vaters (his father’s grey-haired head)
Adjectives inflected like greis
seriös,
hemmungslos,
seicht,
kleinkariert,
seelenlos,
rügenswert,
schleierhaft,
defizient,
aalglatt,
bejahrt,
bedeckt,
begehrt,
behaart,
beherzt,
bekifft,
traditionsbewusst,
bekannt,
bekackt,
objektorientiert,
bemoost, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
1. From Middle High German grīs, from Old High German grīs, from Proto-West Germanic *grīs, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaz (“grey”).
2. Doublet of regional gries (“grey”). Also cognate with Dutch grijs, French gris. See: Dutch Adjectives '
grijs', French Adjectives '
gris'.
Verbs referencing "greis"
French Adjectives
gris, Italian Adjectives
grigio, English Adjectives
griseous.
Translations