grec
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- gãrcu, grecu
Etymology
From Latin graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡrek/
Adjective
grec m (feminine greacã or grache, plural gretsã or grets, feminine plural greatsi or greatse or gretsi)
- Greek (of or pertaining to Greeks, the Greek language or the Greek culture)
Noun
grec m (feminine greacã or grache, plural gretsã or grets, feminine plural greatsi or greatse or gretsi)
- a Greek (man), a Hellene (a person of Greek descent)
Derived terms
- gricami / gricame
- grãtsescu
Related terms
- Gãrtsia
- gricuman
- grecafon
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan grec, from Latin graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós). Compare Occitan grèc.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾek/
Audio (file)
Adjective
grec (feminine grega, masculine plural grecs, feminine plural gregues)
- Greek (pertaining to the country of Greece, the Greek people, or the Greek language)
- Synonym: hel·lè
Derived terms
- gregal
- i grega
Noun
grec m (plural grecs, feminine grega)
- Greek (an inhabitant of Greece)
- Synonym: hel·lè
Related terms
- Grècia (“Greece”)
Noun
grec m (uncountable)
- Greek (language)
Derived terms
- grec antic (“Ancient Greek”)
- grec koiné (“Koine Greek”)
- grec medieval (“Medieval Greek”)
- grec modern (“Modern Greek”)
Further reading
- “grec” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “grec”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “grec” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “grec” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Middle French grec, borrowed from Latin graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós).
This learned form supplanted the older grégeois (now only in feu grégeois), from Old French grezois, derived from inherited Old French gri(e)u with the ending -ois, or possibly stemming from a Vulgar Latin *graeciscus.
The feminine form in -cque is a remnant of an older spelling habit, which has occasionally survived after -e- (compare Mecque), possibly in order to avoid the grave accent (*grèque).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʁɛk/
audio (file)
Noun
grec m (uncountable)
- the Greek language
- Ancient Greek
- Synonym: grec ancien
- Modern Greek
- Synonym: grec moderne
- Ancient Greek
- (slang) a kebab sandwich
Derived terms
- grec ancien
- grec moderne
Adjective
grec (feminine grecque, masculine plural grecs, feminine plural grecques)
- Greek
Derived terms
- à la grecque
- i grec
- pied grec
- renvoyer aux calendes grecques
See also
- Grèce
- i grec
Descendants
- → Lao: ເກຣັກ (kē rak)
- → Norwegian Bokmål: grecque
Further reading
- “grec”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua
Adjective
grec (not comparable)
- Greek
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós).
Noun
grec m (uncountable)
- Ancient Greek language
Descendants
- French: grec
- → Norwegian Bokmål: grecque
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡrek/
Adjective
grec m or n (feminine singular greacă, masculine plural greci, feminine and neuter plural grece)
- Greek (of or pertaining to Greeks, the Greek language or the Greek culture)
Usage notes
The feminine plural is rarely used.
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | grec | greacă | greci | grece | ||
definite | grecul | greaca | grecii | grecele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | grec | grece | greci | grece | ||
definite | grecului | grecei | grecilor | grecelor |
Noun
grec m (plural greci, feminine equivalent grecoaică or greacă)
- Greek man (a person of Greek descent)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) grec | grecul | (niște) greci | grecii |
genitive/dative | (unui) grec | grecului | (unor) greci | grecilor |
vocative | grecule | grecilor |
Derived terms
- greacă
- grecesc
- grecoaică
Related terms
- Grecia