Italian

Proper noun

Greve f (more recently Greve in Chianti)

1. A town in the province of Florence, Tuscany

Danish

Noun

greve c (singular definite greven, plural indefinite grever)

1. count (the male ruler of a county)
2. earl (a British nobleman)

Inflection

Usage notes

As a title in the form grev.

Derived terms

• grevelig ("princely")
• grevinde ("countess")

See also

• greve on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Greve (rang) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

References

• “greve” in Den Danske Ordbog

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *grevis (influenced by its antonym, levis), from Latin gravis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us. Doublet of grave.

Adjective

greve m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural grevi)

1. heavy
2. coarse, vulgar

Derived terms

• grevità

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German greve and Old Norse greifi

Noun

greve m ‎(definite singular greven, indefinite plural grever, definite plural grevene)

1. a count or earl (nobleman)

Usage notes

In titles greve takes the form grev.

Derived terms

• grevinne
• grevskap

References

• “greve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German greve and Old Norse greifi

Noun

greve m ‎(definite singular greven, indefinite plural grevar, definite plural grevane)

1. a count or earl (nobleman)

Usage notes

In titles greve takes the form grev.

Derived terms

• grevinne
• grevskap

References

• “greve” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

French grève

Noun

greve f (plural greves)

1. strike (workers)

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German grēve. Cognate to Danish greve and English reeve.

Pronunciation

Noun

greve c (feminine: grevinna)

1. count (the male ruler of a county)

Derived terms

• grevinna ("countess")

Declension