grec
Aromanian
Etymology
From Latin graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós). The variant form gãrcu may have been influenced by Albanian gërk, Proto-Slavic *grьkъ.
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)
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan grec, from Latin graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós). Compare Occitan grèc.
Related terms
- Grècia (“Greece”)
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, 2024
- “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
Inherited 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/
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Noun
grec m (countable and uncountable, plural grecs)
- the Greek language
- Ancient Greek
- Synonym: grec ancien
- Modern Greek
- Synonym: grec moderne
- Ancient Greek
- (slang) Ellipsis of sandwich grec; kebab sandwich
Derived terms
Further reading
- “grec”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós).
Romanian
Etymology
Inherited 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
Noun
grec m (plural greci, feminine equivalent grecoaică or greacă)
- Greek man (a person of Greek descent)