Grimm

English

Proper noun

Grimm

  1. A surname from German.

Translations

German

Etymology

From Middle High German grim (“rage”), from the adjective grim, from Old High German grim, from Proto-Germanic *grimmaz (“fierce, grim”).

Pronunciation
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Noun

Grimm m (strong, genitive Grimmes or Grimms, no plural)

  1. (higher register) wrath, deep-rooted anger, rage

Declension
Declension of Grimm [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Grimm
genitive eines des Grimmes, Grimms
dative einem dem Grimm, Grimme1
accusative einen den Grimm

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Grimm m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Grimms or (with an article) Grimm, feminine genitive Grimm, plural Grimms)

  1. a surname

References
  • Guus Kroonen, “Reflections on the o/zero-Ablaut in the Germanic Iterative Verbs”, in The Indo-European Verb: Proceedings of the Conference of the Society for Indo-European Studies, Los Angeles, 13-15 September 2010, Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag, 2012
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