græsk

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish gretzsk, borrowed from Middle Low German grekesch, = greke +‎ -sch (“a Greek”). Cf. also Swedish grekisk and German griechisch.

The noun is derived from the adjective.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡrɛsk/, [ˈɡ̊ʁasɡ̊], [ˈɡ̊ʁɑsɡ̊]

Adjective

græsk

  1. Greek (of or relating to Greece, the Greek people, or the Greek language)

Inflection
Inflection of græsk
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular græsk — —2
Neuter singular græsk — —2
Plural græske — —2
Definite attributive1 græske — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Noun

græsk n (definite (rare) græsken)

  1. Greek, Ancient Greek (the language of the ancient Greeks)
    Synonyms: oldgræsk, klassisk græsk
  2. Greek, Modern Greek (the language of the modern Greeks and Cypriots)
    Synonym: nygræsk

See also

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

græsk (indefinite singular græsk, definite singular and plural græske)

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of gresk
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.