δημοτικός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δημότης (dēmótēs, “commoner, fellow citizen”), from δῆμος (dêmos, “country, land”), + -ικός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

δημοτῐκός • (dēmotikós) m (feminine δημοτῐκή, neuter δημοτῐκόν); first/second declension

  1. of or for the people, common
  2. of the populace, plebeian
  3. on the popular or democratic side
  4. affable, kind

Declension

First and second declension of δημοτῐκός; δημοτῐκή; δημοτῐκόν (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative δημοτῐκός
dēmotikós 		δημοτῐκή
dēmotikḗ 		δημοτῐκόν
dēmotikón 		δημοτῐκώ
dēmotikṓ 		δημοτῐκᾱ́
dēmotikā́ 		δημοτῐκώ
dēmotikṓ 		δημοτῐκοί
dēmotikoí 		δημοτῐκαί
dēmotikaí 		δημοτῐκᾰ́
dēmotiká
Genitive δημοτῐκοῦ
dēmotikoû 		δημοτῐκῆς
dēmotikês 		δημοτῐκοῦ
dēmotikoû 		δημοτῐκοῖν
dēmotikoîn 		δημοτῐκαῖν
dēmotikaîn 		δημοτῐκοῖν
dēmotikoîn 		δημοτῐκῶν
dēmotikôn 		δημοτῐκῶν
dēmotikôn 		δημοτῐκῶν
dēmotikôn
Dative δημοτῐκῷ
dēmotikôi 		δημοτῐκῇ
dēmotikêi 		δημοτῐκῷ
dēmotikôi 		δημοτῐκοῖν
dēmotikoîn 		δημοτῐκαῖν
dēmotikaîn 		δημοτῐκοῖν
dēmotikoîn 		δημοτῐκοῖς
dēmotikoîs 		δημοτῐκαῖς
dēmotikaîs 		δημοτῐκοῖς
dēmotikoîs
Accusative δημοτῐκόν
dēmotikón 		δημοτῐκήν
dēmotikḗn 		δημοτῐκόν
dēmotikón 		δημοτῐκώ
dēmotikṓ 		δημοτῐκᾱ́
dēmotikā́ 		δημοτῐκώ
dēmotikṓ 		δημοτῐκούς
dēmotikoús 		δημοτῐκᾱ́ς
dēmotikā́s 		δημοτῐκᾰ́
dēmotiká
Vocative δημοτῐκέ
dēmotiké 		δημοτῐκή
dēmotikḗ 		δημοτῐκόν
dēmotikón 		δημοτῐκώ
dēmotikṓ 		δημοτῐκᾱ́
dēmotikā́ 		δημοτῐκώ
dēmotikṓ 		δημοτῐκοί
dēmotikoí 		δημοτῐκαί
dēmotikaí 		δημοτῐκᾰ́
dēmotiká
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
δημοτῐκῶς
dēmotikôs 		δημοτῐκώτερος
dēmotikṓteros 		δημοτῐκώτᾰτος
dēmotikṓtatos
Notes:

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

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

Adjective

δημοτικός • (dimotikós) m (feminine δημοτική, neuter δημοτικό)

  1. municipal
    δημοτική αρχή ― dimotikí archí ― municipal authority
    δημοτικοί άρχοντες ― dimotikoí árchontes ― municipal officials (the mayor and the council
  2. (music) folk, traditional
    Synonyms: παραδοσιακός (paradosiakós), λαϊκός (laïkós)
    δημοτική μουσική ― dimotikí mousikí ― folk music
    δημοτικό τραγούδι ― dimotikó tragoúdi ― folk song
  3. (linguistics, literature) demotic, of the people
    Synonym: δημώδης (dimódis)

Declension

Declension of δημοτικός
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative δημοτικός (dimotikós) δημοτική (dimotikí) δημοτικό (dimotikó) δημοτικοί (dimotikoí) δημοτικές (dimotikés) δημοτικά (dimotiká)
genitive δημοτικού (dimotikoú) δημοτικής (dimotikís) δημοτικού (dimotikoú) δημοτικών (dimotikón) δημοτικών (dimotikón) δημοτικών (dimotikón)
accusative δημοτικό (dimotikó) δημοτική (dimotikí) δημοτικό (dimotikó) δημοτικούς (dimotikoús) δημοτικές (dimotikés) δημοτικά (dimotiká)
vocative δημοτικέ (dimotiké) δημοτική (dimotikí) δημοτικό (dimotikó) δημοτικοί (dimotikoí) δημοτικές (dimotikés) δημοτικά (dimotiká)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο δημοτικός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο δημοτικός, etc.)

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

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

References

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