Declension and comparison German adjective greis

The declension of the adjective greis (aged, ancient) uses these forms of the comparison greis,greiser,am greisesten. The endings for the comparison in the comparative and superlative are er/esten. The adjective greis can be used both attributively in front of a noun as well as predicative in conjunction with a verb.One can not only inflect and compare greis, but all German adjectives. Comments ☆

noun
Greis, der
positive
greis
comparative
greiser
superlative
am greisesten

adjective · positive · regular · comparable

greis

greis · greiser · am greisesten

English aged, ancient, old, very old

/ˈɡʁaɪs/ · /ˈɡʁaɪs/ · /ˈɡʁaɪzɐ/ · /ˈɡʁaɪzəstən/

sehr alt; hochbetagt

» Er verliebte sich in die Tochter eines greisen Grafen. English He fell in love with the daughter of an old count.

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The strong inflection of greis without articles or pronouns

Masculine

Nom. greiser
Gen. greisen
Dat. greisem
Acc. greisen

Feminine

Nom. greise
Gen. greiser
Dat. greiser
Acc. greise

Neutral

Nom. greises
Gen. greisen
Dat. greisem
Acc. greises

Plural

Nom. greise
Gen. greiser
Dat. greisen
Acc. greise
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Weak declension

The weak inflection of the adjective greis with the definite article 'der' or with pronouns like 'dieser' and 'jener'

Masculine

Nom. dergreise
Gen. desgreisen
Dat. demgreisen
Acc. dengreisen

Feminine

Nom. diegreise
Gen. dergreisen
Dat. dergreisen
Acc. diegreise

Neutral

Nom. dasgreise
Gen. desgreisen
Dat. demgreisen
Acc. dasgreise

Plural

Nom. diegreisen
Gen. dergreisen
Dat. dengreisen
Acc. diegreisen
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Mixed declension

The mixed inflection of the adjective greis with the indefinite article 'ein' or with pronouns like 'kein' and 'mein'

Masculine

Nom. eingreiser
Gen. einesgreisen
Dat. einemgreisen
Acc. einengreisen

Feminine

Nom. einegreise
Gen. einergreisen
Dat. einergreisen
Acc. einegreise

Neutral

Nom. eingreises
Gen. einesgreisen
Dat. einemgreisen
Acc. eingreises

Plural

Nom. keinegreisen
Gen. keinergreisen
Dat. keinengreisen
Acc. keinegreisen

Predicative use

Using greis as predicative

Singular

Masc.eristgreis
Fem.sieistgreis
Neut.esistgreis

Plural

siesindgreis

Examples

Example sentences for greis

  • Er verliebte sich in die Tochter eines greisen Grafen. 
    English He fell in love with the daughter of an old count.
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Translation of German greis

German greis
English aged, ancient, old, very old
Russian старый, пожилой
Spanish anciano, muy viejo, viejo
French âgé, très vieux, vieux
Turkish yaşlı, çok yaşlı
Portuguese idoso, muito velho
Italian anziano, molto vecchio
Romanian foarte bătrân
Hungarian nagyon öreg
Polish bardzo stary, wiekowy
Greek πολύ γέρος
Dutch oud, zeer oud
Czech velmi starý
Swedish gammal, åldrad, åldrig
Danish meget gammel
Japanese 老齢の, 高齢の
Catalan molt vell
Finnish ikääntynyt, vanha
Norwegian eldgammel, gammel
Basque oso zahar
Serbian veoma star
Macedonian многу стар
Slovenian zelo star
Slowakisch veľmi starý
Bosnian veoma star
Croatian veoma star
Ukrainian дуже старий
Bulgarian много стар
Belorussian стараны, стары
Indonesian tua, tua sekali
Vietnamese cổ, già
Uzbek keksa, qari
Hindi बुज़ुर्ग, वृद्ध
Chinese 年老, 年迈
Thai ชรา, แก่
Korean 고령의, 늙은
Azerbaijani qoca, yaşlı
Georgian ძველი, ხნიერი
Bengali জীর্ণ, বৃদ্ধ
Albanian i vjetër, plak
Marathi ज्येष्ठ, वृद्ध
Nepali बुढो, वृद्ध
Telugu పెద్దవయస్కుడు, వృద్ధ
Latvian vecs, ļoti vecs
Tamil முதிய, மூத்த
Estonian eakas, vana
Armenian ծեր, հնագիտական
Kurdish pîr, qedîm
Hebrewזקן
Arabicعجوز، مسن
Persianبسیار پیر
Urduبہت بوڑھا

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Meanings and synonyms of greis
  • sehr alt, hochbetagt
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Declension and comparison forms of greis

Summary of all declination forms and forms of comparisons of the adjective greis in all genera and cases

The declension and comparison of greis as declination and comparison tables with all strong, weak and mixed forms. These become clear as tables in the singular and plural and in all four cases nominative, genitive, dative and accusative.

Comparison of adjectives greis

positive greis
comparative greiser
superlative am greisesten
  • positive: greis
  • comparative: greiser
  • superlative: am greisesten

Strong declension greis

Masculine Feminine Neutral Plural
Nom. greiser greise greises greise
Gen. greisen greiser greisen greiser
Dat. greisem greiser greisem greisen
Acc. greisen greise greises greise
  • Masculine: greiser, greisen, greisem, greisen
  • Feminine: greise, greiser, greiser, greise
  • Neutral: greises, greisen, greisem, greises
  • Plural: greise, greiser, greisen, greise

Weak declension greis

  • Masculine: der greise, des greisen, dem greisen, den greisen
  • Feminine: die greise, der greisen, der greisen, die greise
  • Neutral: das greise, des greisen, dem greisen, das greise
  • Plural: die greisen, der greisen, den greisen, die greisen

Mixed declension greis

  • Masculine: ein greiser, eines greisen, einem greisen, einen greisen
  • Feminine: eine greise, einer greisen, einer greisen, eine greise
  • Neutral: ein greises, eines greisen, einem greisen, ein greises
  • Plural: keine greisen, keiner greisen, keinen greisen, keine greisen

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