δημοτική

Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðimotiˈci/
• Hyphenation: δη‧μο‧τι‧κή

Etymology 1

Reborrowing from French démotique (“initially referring to Egyptian language and script of Hellenistic times”). From Ancient Greek δημοτικός.

Noun

δημοτική • (dimotikí) f (uncountable)

1. (linguistics) any vernacular form of a language, in contrast to learned varieties
2. (linguistics) shortened form of δημοτική γλώσσα f (dimotikí glóssa, “Demotic Greek tongue”)

Declension

  δημοτική

case     \     number	singular
nominative	δημοτική •
genitive	δημοτικής •
accusative	δημοτική •
vocative	δημοτική •

Synonyms

• (for any vernacular): δημώδης (dimódis), κοινή (koiní) (language)
• (for Greek): κοινή νεοελληνική (“Koine Neo-Hellenic”)

Hypernyms

• (for Greek): νέα ελληνικά n pl (néa elliniká, “Modern Greek”), νεοελληνικά (neoelliniká)

Related terms

• μαλλιαρή f sg (malliarí, “extreme Demotic Greek language”) (idiomatic, historical)
• see: ελληνικά n pl (elliniká, “Greek language”) for varieties and dialects of Greek

• and see: δήμος m (dímos, “municipality, the people”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

δημοτική • (dimotikí)

1. Nominative, accusative and vocative feminine singular form of δημοτικός (dimotikós).: of the people

   δημοτική αρχή ― dimotikí archí ― municipal authority

   δημοτική γλώσσα ― dimotikí glóssa ― demotic language

   δημοτική μουσική ― dimotikí mousikí ― folk music

   Synonyms: παραδοσιακή f (paradosiakí, “traditional”), also λαϊκή f (laïkí, “people's”) music

Further reading

• δημοτική on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el