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greve

/ɡɹˈiv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
greve
IPA
/ɡɹˈiv/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

A municipality in the Copenhagen metropolitan area, Denmark, south-west of the city.

Etymology

* As a north/Low German, Dutch and North Germanic surname, from the noun greve (“count”). * Also as a Dutch surname, from the Middle Dutch noun greve (“moat, ditch”), related to the verb graven (“to dig”). * As an English surname, from Middle English greve (“wood thicket”), or a variant of Grieve.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Rhymes With

believe leave we've receive steve achieve eve sleeve relieve naive perceive retrieve

Questions

How do you pronounce greve?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹˈiv/.
What does greve mean?
A surname.
Where does greve come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce greve

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