gry

See also: Gry

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

gry (plural gries)

  1. (archaic) A small amount.
  2. (archaic) One hundredth of an inch in the decimal system of measurement devised by John Locke

Etymology 2

Abbreviation

Alternative forms

  • gry.

Noun

gry (plural grys)

  1. Abbreviation of gray or grey (the color)

Adjective

gry (not comparable)

  1. Abbreviation of grey or gray (the color)

Anagrams


Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γρῦ (grû).

Pronunciation

Noun

grȳ n (indeclinable)

  1. the least amount; scrap, crumb
  2. dirt under the fingernails

References

  • gry in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • gry in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

gry (imperative gry, present tense gryr, passive -, simple past grydde, past participle grydd, present participle gryende)

  1. (of a day) to dawn, begin to get light

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

gry (present tense gryr, past tense grydde, past participle grydd/grytt, passive infinitive gryast, present participle gryande, imperative gry)

  1. to dawn (a day)

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡrɨ/

Noun

gry

  1. inflection of gra:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative plural
    3. accusative plural
    4. vocative plural

Swedish

Noun

gry n

  1. grit (personal trait; in the expression gott gry), courage, spirit
    Det är gott gry i dig!
    Attaboy!

Verb

gry

  1. to dawn
    Innan en ny dag gryr
    Before a new day dawns

Conjugation

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