græsk

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish gretzsk, borrowed from Middle Low German grekesch, = greke +‎ -sch (“a Greek”). Cf. also Swedish grekisk and German griechisch.

The noun is derived from the adjective.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡrɛsk/, [ˈɡ̊ʁasɡ̊], [ˈɡ̊ʁɑsɡ̊]

Adjective

græsk (plural and definite singular attributive græske)

  1. Greek (of or relating to Greece, the Greek people, or the Greek language)

Inflection

Inflection of græsk
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular græsk — —2
indefinite neuter singular græsk — —2
plural græske — —2
definite attributive1 græske — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Noun

græsk n (definite (rare) græsken)

  1. Greek, Ancient Greek (the language of the ancient Greeks)
    Synonyms: oldgræsk, klassisk græsk
  2. Greek, Modern Greek (the language of the modern Greeks and Cypriots)
    Synonym: nygræsk

See also

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

græsk (indefinite singular græsk, definite singular and plural græske)

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of gresk
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