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

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

• græsk on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

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

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of gresk