Demotic Greek en · NOUN
Etymology
From Greek δημοτική (γλώσσα) (dimotikí (glóssa), “[language] of the people”).
Meanings
- (uncountable) The Modern Greek vernacular language. It became the official Modern Greek in 1976 when Katharevousa was replaced, and was written in polytonic script until 1982, and in monotonic script after 1982.
Coordinates
Ancient Greek (Coordinate terms) · Katharevousa (Coordinate terms) · Koine (Coordinate terms) · Classical Greek (Coordinate terms)
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Translations (27)
sh димотѝкӣ (Modern Greek vernacular language) · fi dimotiki (Modern Greek vernacular language) · eo demotiko (Modern Greek vernacular language) · ja ジモティキ (Modern Greek vernacular language) · de Dhimotiki (Modern Greek vernacular language) · fr démotique (Modern Greek vernacular language) · fi dimotikí (Modern Greek vernacular language) · fr dimotiki (Modern Greek vernacular language) · el δημοτική (Modern Greek vernacular language) · ja デモティキ (Modern Greek vernacular language) · de Dimotiki (Modern Greek vernacular language) · it demotico (Modern Greek vernacular language) · es griego demótico (Modern Greek vernacular language) · es demótico (Modern Greek vernacular language) · ko 디모티키 (Modern Greek vernacular language) · pl demotyka (Modern Greek vernacular language) · pt grego demótico (Modern Greek vernacular language) · uk димо́тика (Modern Greek vernacular language) · de Demotike (Modern Greek vernacular language) · fr grec démotique (Modern Greek vernacular language) · it greco demotico (Modern Greek vernacular language) · ru димо́тика (Modern Greek vernacular language) · ko 민중 그리스어 (Modern Greek vernacular language) · sh dimotìkī (Modern Greek vernacular language) · el δημοτική γλώσσα (Modern Greek vernacular language) · pt demótico (Modern Greek vernacular language) · de Dimotikí (Modern Greek vernacular language)