how to pronounce greis

/ɡʁaɪ̯s/

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greis is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of greis in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… miss gestalteter greis über schmiede …”

meanings of greis

adjective:

Aged, very old, especially when decrepit or senile.
Grey (also generally implying very old age, not usually of people in their 40s or 50s).

noun:

Old man (in the plural gender-free).

greis frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word greis occurs in german on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.