demótico

See also: demotico

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δημοτικός (dēmotikós, “common”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈmɔ.t͡ʃi.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈmɔ.t͡ʃi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈmɔ.t͡ʃi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈmɔ.ti.ku/

• Hyphenation: de‧mó‧ti‧co

Adjective

demótico (feminine demótica, masculine plural demóticos, feminine plural demóticas, not comparable)

1. demotic (of or for the common people)

   Synonyms: popular, vulgar

2. Demotic (of or relating to the language and script from ancient Egypt)
3. Demotic (of or relating to the Modern Greek vernacular language)

Derived terms

• grego demótico

Noun

demótico m (plural demóticos)

1. Demotic (language and script from ancient Egypt)
2. Demotic Greek (Modern Greek vernacular language)

Further reading

• “demótico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “demótico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “demótico”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “demótico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δημοτικός (dēmotikós, “common”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈmotiko/ [d̪eˈmo.t̪i.ko]
• Rhymes: -otiko
• Syllabification: de‧mó‧ti‧co

Adjective

demótico (feminine demótica, masculine plural demóticos, feminine plural demóticas)

1. demotic
2. Demotic

Derived terms

• griego demótico

Further reading

• “demótico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025