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γρίπη
flu (influenza) /ɣriˈpi/
nounC1#3106 most common
Also: influenza
Example sentences
Έχω γρίπη.
I have the flu.
Ο γιος μου έχει γρίπη και μένει στο σπίτι.
My son has the flu and is staying home.
Κάθε χειμώνα πολλοί άνθρωποι αρρωσταίνουν από γρίπη.
Every winter many people get sick with the flu.
Ο γιατρός μού είπε ότι πρέπει να κάνω το εμβόλιο της γρίπης νωρίτερα φέτος.
The doctor told me I should get the flu vaccine earlier this year.
Η επιδημία γρίπης επιβάρυνε σοβαρά το σύστημα υγείας το περασμένο έτος.
The flu epidemic put a serious strain on the healthcare system last year.
Οι επιστήμονες προειδοποιούν ότι ένα νέο στέλεχος γρίπης θα μπορούσε να εξαπλωθεί ταχύτατα αν δεν ληφθούν έγκαιρα μέτρα πρόληψης.
Scientists warn that a new flu strain could spread very quickly if preventive measures are not taken in time.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | γρίπη | γρίπες |
| Genitive | γρίπης | γριπών |
| Accusative | γρίπη | γρίπες |
| Vocative | γρίπη | γρίπες |
Word family
γριπάκιmild flu, a bad cold (diminutive)
γριπώδηςflu-like, resembling influenza
αντιγριπικόςanti-flu (e.g. an anti-flu vaccine)
κρυολόγημαcommon cold (related illness, different word)
Etymology
Modern Greek γρίπη is a direct borrowing of French grippe, the word Europe adopted for influenza in the 18th century. The French word itself comes from the verb gripper, meaning to seize or grip, describing how the illness catches a person suddenly. Greek simply took the French noun and fitted it with a native feminine ending.
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