Griffin

//ˈɡɹɪf.ɪn//

Synonyms for "griffin" (65 found)

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Noun(2 words)
griffongryphon

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72 translations across 56 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • griffioen noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Albanian

1 entries
  • grifë noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Ancient Greek

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  • γρύψ noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Arabic

1 entries
  • فَتْخَاء noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Armenian

1 entries
  • արծվառյուծ noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Asturian

1 entries
  • grifu noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • qrifon noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Basque

1 entries
  • buitre noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • грыфон noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • грифон noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Catalan

2 entries
  • grif noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)
  • griu noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 獅鷲 /狮鹫 noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Cornish

2 entries
  • Grifyuth name (male given name)
  • Gryffyn name (male given name)

Czech

1 entries
  • gryf noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Danish

1 entries
  • grif noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Dutch

1 entries
  • griffioen noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • grifo noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Estonian

1 entries
  • greif noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Finnish

2 entries
  • aarnikotka noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)
  • griippi noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

French

1 entries
  • griffon noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Galician

1 entries
  • grifón noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Georgian

1 entries
  • გრიფი noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

German

1 entries
  • Greif noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Greek

1 entries
  • γρύπας noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • גריפון noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)
  • כְּרוּב noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • griff noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)
  • griffmadár noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Indonesian

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  • griffin noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Irish

2 entries
  • gríobh noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)
  • gríobhán noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Italian

2 entries
  • grifo noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)
  • grifone noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Japanese

1 entries
  • グリフォン noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Korean

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  • 그리핀 noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Latin

2 entries
  • Griffinus name (male given name)
  • gryps noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Latvian

1 entries
  • grifs noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Lithuanian

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  • grifonas noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Low German

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  • Grip noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • грифо́н noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Malay

1 entries
  • griffin noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Manx

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  • greeu noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • griff noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Old Irish

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  • gríb noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Persian

2 entries
  • بشکوچ noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)
  • شیردال noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Polish

2 entries
  • gryf noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)
  • nóg noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • grifo noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Romanian

1 entries
  • grifon noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Russian

1 entries
  • грифо́н noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries
  • grib noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)
  • grìbhean noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)
  • grìbhinneach noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)
  • leòmhann-chraobh noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • grifon noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)
  • грифон noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Slovak

1 entries
  • gryf noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Slovene

1 entries
  • grifin noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Spanish

2 entries
  • grifo noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)
  • grifón noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Swahili

1 entries
  • grifoni noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Swedish

1 entries
  • grip noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Turkish

1 entries
  • griffon noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • гриф noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Volapük

1 entries
  • grifiun noun (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle)

Welsh

2 entries
  • Gruffudd name (male given name)
  • Gruffydd name (male given name)

Sample sentences

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No overseas adoptions yet? What kind of celebrity are you, anyway? Go sit at the kid's table with Kathy Griffin and Gary Busey!

Source: tatoeba (754828)

“We were not prepared for any kind of problems as large as Apollo 13,” said NASA Flight Director Gerald “Gerry” Griffin.

Source: tatoeba (8671564)

A hippogryph is a fictional being: half horse, half griffin.

Source: tatoeba (12386833)

Tables were laid out in the palace, profusely covered with wines and refreshments, in the European style; old hands and griffins, fair sex and civilians, seemed all determined to enjoy themselves[…]

Source: wiktionary

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