грекъ

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

  • кгрекъ (grek), кгрекгъ (greg)

Etymology

Borrowed from Church Slavonic грькъ (grĭkŭ), from Old Church Slavonic грькъ (grĭkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *grьkъ. By surface analysis, back-formation from грецкїй (hreckij).

Noun

грекъ • (hrek) m pers

  1. a Greek (person originally from Greece)
  2. (religion) an Orthodox (an Orthodox Christian person)

Descendants

  • Belarusian: грэк (hrek)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: Ґрек (Grek)
  • Ukrainian: грек (hrek)

Further reading

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