Grëff

Lëtzebuergesch

English: handle [of a door, of a crate]; hold [attempt]
Français: poignée [dispositif]; geste [action, manière de saisir, de manipuler]
Deutsch: Griff [Vorrichtung]; Handgriff

Type: SUBST M
Plural: Grëffer

Pronunciation (IPA)

[ɡʀəf]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

Deutsch: Griff (Vorrichtung)
Français: poignée (dispositif)
English: handle (of a door, of a crate)
Português: pega; punho; puxador
Nederlands: handvat; klink; knop

Meaning 2

Deutsch: Griff; Handgriff
Français: prise; geste (action, manière de saisir, de manipuler)
English: go; move; hold (attempt)
Português: golpe; gesto (ação, maneira de pegar)
Nederlands: greep; handgreep

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

Grëff
Grëffer

Example sentences

de Grëff vun der Fënster am Buedzëmmer ass futti
Meaning 1: handle
wa Grëffer um Cageot wieren, géif ech e besser packen
Meaning 1: handle
meng Mamm huet d'Këscht mat engem Grëff opkritt
Meaning 2: go; move; hold
mir hunn haut am Judo zwee nei Grëffer geléiert
Meaning 2: go; move; hold
ech kréien dee Problem einfach net an de Grëff !
Meaning 2: go; move; hold
meng Schwéiesch huet mäi Brudder gutt am Grëff
colloquial
Meaning 2: go; move; hold

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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