grief

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ɣrif/

noun
Definitions
  • (chiefly) grievance, complaint, bone to pick, issue

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch grief derived from Old French grief (grave, heavy, sad, grievous) derived from Latin *grevis, gravis (heavy, grave, important, sad, grievous).

Origin

Latin

gravis

Gloss

heavy, grave, important, sad, grievous

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

重

Emoji
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