δημοτική

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Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

δημοτῐκή (dēmotikḗ)

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of δημοτικός (dēmotikós)

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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.[1]

Noun

δημοτική (dimotikíf (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
Declension of δημοτική
singular
nominative δημοτική (dimotikí)
genitive δημοτικής (dimotikís)
accusative δημοτική (dimotikí)
vocative δημοτική (dimotikí)
Synonyms
Hypernyms
  • and see: δήμος m (dímos, municipality, the people)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

δημοτική (dimotikí)

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative feminine singular of δημοτικός (dimotikós): of the people
    δημοτική αρχήdimotikí archímunicipal authority
    δημοτική γλώσσαdimotikí glóssademotic language
    δημοτική μουσικήdimotikí mousikífolk music
    Synonyms: παραδοσιακή f (paradosiakí, traditional), also λαϊκή f (laïkí, people's) music

References

  1. ^ δημοτική, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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