δημοτική

Greek

Etymology

Reborrowing from French démotique (“initially referring to Egyptian language and script of Hellenistic times”). From Ancient Greek δημοτικός.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðimotiˈci/
  • Hyphenation: δη‧μο‧τι‧κή

Noun

δημοτική • (dimotikí) f (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

Synonyms

  • μαλλιαρή f sg (malliarí, “extreme Demotic Greek language”) (idiomatic, historical)
  • see: ελληνικά n pl (elliniká, “Greek language”) for varieties and dialects of Greek
  • and see: δήμος m (dímos, “municipality, the people”)

Adjective

δημοτική • (dimotikí)

  1. Nominative, accusative and vocative feminine singular form of δημοτικός (dimotikós).: of the people
    δημοτική αρχή ― dimotikí archí ― municipal authority
    δημοτική γλώσσα ― dimotikí glóssa ― demotic language
    Synonym: demotic (as noun)
    δημοτική μουσική ― dimotikí mousikí ― folk music
    Synonyms: παραδοσιακή f (paradosiakí, “traditional”), also λαϊκή f (laïkí, “people's”) music

References

  1. ↑ δημοτική in Triantafyllides, Hidryma (1998) Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek]

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