δημοτικός

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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
number 
case \ gender  		singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative δημοτικός • δημοτική • δημοτικό • δημοτικοί • δημοτικές • δημοτικά •
genitive δημοτικού • δημοτικής • δημοτικού • δημοτικών • δημοτικών • δημοτικών •
accusative δημοτικό • δημοτική • δημοτικό • δημοτικούς • δημοτικές • δημοτικά •
vocative δημοτικέ • δημοτική • δημοτικό • δημοτικοί • δημοτικές • δημοτικά •
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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