grec

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, masculine, uncountable) the Greek language
2. (countable, masculine, uncountable) the Greek language
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, masculine, slang, uncountable) ellipsis of sandwich grec; kebab sandwich

Adj

Greek

Concepts

Greek

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Hellenic

Grecian

greek

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Modern Greek

Hellenic language

hellenic

𐐘𐑉𐐨𐐿

Hellene

Synonyms

grecque

Grec

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Tsitsit

grecques

hellénique

hellène

grec moderne

de la Grèce

Hellène

Translations

griego

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greco

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grego

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grec

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Grieks

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Griechisch

Yunanca

Yunan

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griechisch

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ελληνικός

ελληνικά

Ελληνικά

Graeca

Yonanî

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡʁɛk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: grec

Borrowed from Latin: graecus

Cognate with Old French: grezois

In summary

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).

Sentences

C'est un joueur de football grec ayant évolué au poste de défenseur .

He is a Greek football player who played as a defender.