græsk
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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish gretzsk, borrowed from Middle Low German grekesch, = greke + -sch (“a Greek”). Cf. also Swedish grekisk and German griechisch.
The noun is derived from the adjective.
Pronunciation
Adjective
græsk
- Greek (of or relating to Greece, the Greek people, or the Greek language)
Inflection
| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | græsk | — | —2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | græsk | — | —2 |
| plural | græske | — | —2 |
| definite attributive1 | græske | — | — |
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
Noun
græsk n (definite (rare) græsken)
- Greek, Ancient Greek (the language of the ancient Greeks)
- Synonyms: oldgræsk, klassisk græsk
- Greek, Modern Greek (the language of the modern Greeks and Cypriots)
- Synonym: nygræsk
See also
græsk on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
græsk (indefinite singular græsk, definite singular and plural græske)