δημοτική
Greek
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Reborrowing from French démotique (“initially referring to Egyptian language and script of Hellenistic times”). From Ancient Greek δημοτικός.[1]
Noun
δημοτική • (dimotikí) f (uncountable)
- (linguistics) any vernacular form of a language, in contrast to learned varieties
- (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)
- Template:el-see for varieties and dialects of Greek
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
δημοτική • (dimotikí)
- 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
References
- ^ “δημοτική”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
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