Greek

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Proper noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Adjective 1.5.1 Synonyms 1.5.2 Translations 1.6 Derived terms 1.7 Related terms 1.8 See also 1.9 External links

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[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: grēk, IPA: /griːk/, SAMPA: /gri:k/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -iːk

[edit] Etymology

From Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikos), “‘a character in Greek mythology’”) (a son of Thessalos, the king of Phthia), whom Ἑλλάς (Greece), and Ἕλληνες (Hellenes), were also named after; see also Ἕλλην and Hellen.

[edit] Noun

Greek (countable and uncountable; plural Greeks)

1. (countable) An inhabitant, resident, or a person of descent from Greece.
2. (US, countable) A member of a college fraternity or sorority, which are commonly characterised by being named after Greek letters. (See also Greek system)

   "Was Joe a Greek in college?"

3. (uncountable) Nonsense talk or writing; gibberish.

   "It's all Greek to me."

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[edit] Proper noun

Singular Greek

Plural -

Greek

1. The language of the Greek people, spoken in Greece, Cyprus, south Albania, parts of south FYROM, parts of Bulgaria and parts of Turkey and partially characterised by being written using the Greek alphabet. It is descended from Proto-Greek via Ancient Greek and other forms of Greek.

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Greek (comparative Greeker, superlative Greekest)

1. Of or relating to Greece, the Greek people, or the Greek language.
2. Of or pertaining to a fraternity or sorority.
3. unintelligible, especially regarding foreign speech.

[edit] Synonyms

• Grecian
• Hellenic

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[edit] Derived terms

Ancient Greek Classical Greek Demotic Greek Greek fire Greek salad Greek system

it's all Greek to me Koine Greek Modern Greek Protogreek

[edit] Related terms

• El Greco
• Grecian
• Greco-
• Greco-Roman

[edit] See also

• Dhimotiki
• Greek alphabet
• Greek numbers
• Greek Orthodox
• Hellenic
• Hellenism
• Hellenistic
• Hellenize
• Katharevousa
• Koine
• Category:Greek language for words in Greek

[edit] External links

• Greek–English Dictionary: from Webster’s Dictionary — the Rosetta Edition.
• ISO 639-1 code el, ISO 639-3 code ell (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Greek, ell