grikkr

Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic грькъ (grĭkŭ) or Proto-Slavic *grьkъ, which is borrowed from Latin Graecus.

Noun

grikkr m

  1. the Byzantine Greeks
  2. a person travelling to Byzantium

Declension
  Declension of grikkr (strong i-stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grikkr grikkrinn grikkir grikkirnir
accusative grikk grikkinn grikki grikkina
dative grikk grikkinum grikkjum grikkjunum
genitive grikks grikksins grikkja grikkjanna

Derived terms
  • Grikkjaland (“Greece”)

Descendants
  • Icelandic: Grikki
  • Swedish: grek
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