/ɡɾis/
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Translation
grey
Word origin
From a Frankish or Germanic root gris ('grey'), borrowed through Old French. English 'grey' comes from a related Germanic word.
- Origin
- Germanic
- Root
- gris
- English cognates
- grey, griseous
Grammar
Femininegris
Masc pluralgrises
Fem pluralgrises
Examples
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The sky is grey this morning.
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She is wearing a very pretty grey dress.
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My father has grey hair.
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The wall of the room is light grey.
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It is a grey and cold day.
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