griffounとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Old French griffon, diminutive of gripe (“griffin”).

発音

• IPA: /ɡriˈfuːn/, /ˈɡrifun/, /ˈɡrifin/

名詞

griffoun (plural griffouns)

1. A griffin (mythological creature; also often found in heraldry)
2. A bird of prey, especially a vulture (see modern English griffon vulture)
3. A Greek person; someone from Greece or of Greek ethnicity.
4. (rare) a surname

派生した語

• English: griffin, griffon, gryphon
• → Welsh: griffon

参照

• “griffǒun, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-22.
• “griffǒun, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-22.