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griffin

/ɡˈɹɪfɪn/GRIH-fin
/ɡˈɹɪfɪn/GRIH-fin

Meaninggriffin

Common meaning: mythical creature with an eagle's head and a lion's body

Journey through time

  1. Greekgryps‘griffin’source
  2. Latingryphus‘griffin’source
  3. Late Latingriffus‘a griffin’source
  4. Frenchgriffon‘a gripe, or griffon’source
  5. Englishmeaning shiftsa gripe, or griffon → mythical creature with an eagle's head and a lion's bodygriffin‘mythical creature with an eagle's head and a lion's body’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek gryps ‘griffin’.

Roots

  • gryps Greek “griffin”

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