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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

Romaic en · ADJ

Etymology

From Greek ρωμαίικος (romaíikos), from ρωμαϊκός (romaïkós), from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαϊκός (Rhōmaïkós). Cf. Koine Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos), meaning "Roman".

Meanings

  1. (archaic) Of or pertaining to the Byzantine Empire, its inhabitants, or its language.
  2. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to modern Greece, its inhabitants, or its language.

Forms

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most Romaic Degree=Sup lexicographic
more Romaic Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Relateds

Rhomaian

Translations (6)

fr romaïque (of or pertaining to modern Greece) · it romaico (of or pertaining to modern Greece) · uk новогрецький (of or pertaining to modern Greece) · bg ромейски (of or pertaining to modern Greece) · bg новогръцки (of or pertaining to modern Greece) · pl nowogrecki (of or pertaining to modern Greece)

Romaic en · PROPN

Etymology

From Greek ρωμαίικος (romaíikos), from ρωμαϊκός (romaïkós), from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαϊκός (Rhōmaïkós). Cf. Koine Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos), meaning "Roman".

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) The modern Greek language, deriving from terminology designating speakers of Greek from the former Byzantine Empire.