Graecus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡrae̯.kus/, [ˈɡrae̯.kʊs]

Adjective

graecus (feminine graeca, neuter graecum); first/second declension

  1. Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek people.
    Graecum est; legitur non potest.
    It's Greek, it cannot be read.
  2. (substantive) A Greek (person)

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative graecus graeca graecum graecī graecae graeca
genitive graecī graecae graecī graecōrum graecārum graecōrum
dative graecō graecō graecīs
accusative graecum graecam graecum graecōs graecās graeca
ablative graecō graecā graecō graecīs
vocative graece graeca graecum graecī graecae graeca

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Graecus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • Graecus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • Graecus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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