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)
- municipal
- δημοτική αρχή ― dimotikí archí ― municipal authority
- δημοτικοί άρχοντες ― dimotikoí árchontes ― municipal officials (the mayor and the council
- (music) folk, traditional
- δημοτική μουσική ― dimotikí mousikí ― folk music
- δημοτικό τραγούδι ― dimotikó tragoúdi ― folk song
- Synonyms: παραδοσιακός (paradosiakós), λαϊκός (laïkós)
- (linguistics, literature) demotic, of the people
- Synonym: δημώδης (dimódis)
Declension
Declension 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 + positive forms (e.g. πιο δημοτικός, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο δημοτικός, etc.) | |||||
Coordinate terms
- δημοκρατικός (dimokratikós, “democratic”, adjective)
- κοινή (koiní, “Koine, common”)
Derived terms
- δημοτική f sg (dimotikí, “Demotic language”, noun)
Related terms
- see: δήμος m (dímos, “municipality, the people”)
References
- δημοτικός - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.