Craeca

Latin

Etymology

See Graeca. The spelling with C is a holdover from an era when the letter C represented the phonetic value /ɡ/.

Pronunciation

• (original)
  • (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡrae̯.ka/, [ˈɡräe̯kä]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡre.ka/, [ˈɡrɛːkä]
• (hypercorrect)
  • (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkrae̯.ka/, [ˈkräe̯kä]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkre.ka/, [ˈkrɛːkä]

Adjective

Craeca

1. (archaic or hypercorrect) Alternative form of Graeca