δημοτικός

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Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek δημοτικός from δημότης (dēmótēs), from δῆμος (dêmos, country, land). For music, songs: calque of German Volkslieder.[1]

Adjective[edit]

δημοτικός (dimotikósm (feminine δημοτική, neuter δημοτικό)

  1. municipal
    δημοτική αρχήdimotikí archímunicipal authority
    δημοτικοί άρχοντεςdimotikoí árchontesmunicipal officials (the mayor and the council
  2. (music) folk, traditional
    δημοτική μουσικήdimotikí mousikífolk music
    δημοτικό τραγούδιdimotikó tragoúdifolk song
    Synonyms: παραδοσιακός (paradosiakós), λαϊκός (laïkós)
  3. (linguistics, literature) demotic, of the people
    Synonym: δημώδης (dimódis)

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Related terms[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ δημοτικόςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.