γραικύλος
Greek
Etymology
From Latin Graeculus, diminutive of Graecus. The term was used in an ironical manner during the Byzantine Empire, by Greeks, to denote non-Greeks living within the Empire and which were trying to behave as Greeks.[1]
Noun
γραικύλος • (graikýlos) m (plural γραικύλοι)
- a Greek which is unworthy of the national traditions
- the deposed or decadent Greek
- a Greek submitted to strangers, foreign interests
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | γραικύλος (graikýlos) | γραικύλοι (graikýloi) |
| genitive | γραικύλου (graikýlou) | γραικύλων (graikýlon) |
| accusative | γραικύλο (graikýlo) | γραικύλους (graikýlous) |
| vocative | γραικύλε (graikýle) | γραικύλοι (graikýloi) |
Derived terms
- γραικυλισμός m (graikylismós)
Related terms
- see: Γραικός m (Graikós, “a Greek man”)
See also
- ανθέλληνας m (anthéllinas)
- μισέλληνας m (miséllinas)
- Ελληνάρας m (Ellináras)
References
- ^ γραικύλος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2008) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.