cricket (insect of the family Gryllidae) · whim, strange thought, freakish or fantastical idea, spleen
çekim: çoğul Grillen · tamlayan Grillen
eş: Marotte, Tick, Laune, Skurrilität
köken: From Middle High German grille, from Old High German grillo, probably from Latin gryllus (“grasshopper, cricket”), possibly onomatopoetic in origin, but perhaps borrowed in turn from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos, “Egyptian dance performer; painted caricature”), of unknown further origin.
aile: grillenhaft, Hausgrille
Der Hofrat ging ihm gelegentlich zur Hand bei solchem schwermütigen Getändel, bestärkte ihn überhaupt in seiner Grille.
köken: 16th century, borrowed from German Grille (“caprice; cricket”), from Middle High German grille (“cricket”). The sense is now dated in German, but remains common in Dutch.
Zal ik jou ooit begrijpen / Ik zou het niet willen / Ik hou van je grillen / Jij maakt dat ik nooit een dag niet heb geleefd.
fancy, whim (fanciful impulse or whimsical idea) · caprice (unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes) · capriccio (piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character)
köken: Unknown. Possibly from oikea (“straight; right”), formed when, for example, a draught (or pulling) animal has refused to follow the desired path and continued straight ahead. Possibly related to oivaltaa, compare päähänpisto.
the decision of an arbiter, arbitration · judgement, decision, opinion · discretion, liberal decision; arbitrary decision, whim
çekim: çoğul arbitria · tamlayan arbitriī
köken: Etymology tree Latin arbiter Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin arbitrium From arbiter + -ium.