δημοτικός

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. folk, traditional
    δημοτική μουσική ― dimotikí mousikí ― folk music
    δημοτικό τραγούδι ― dimotikó tragoúdi ― folk song
  3. demotic, of the people (especially for language, literature)

Declension

positive forms 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 (pio) + positive forms (e.g. πιο δημοτικός, etc.)
relative superlative: definite article + πιο (pio) + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο δημοτικός (o pio dimotikós), etc.)

Derived terms

Synonyms

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

References

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