Phrase guide

Demotic Greek

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The Modern Greek vernacular language. It became the official Modern Greek in 1976 when Katharevousa was replaced, and was written in polytonic script until 1982, and in monotonic script after 1982.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

From Greek δημοτική (γλώσσα) (dimotikí (glóssa), “[language] of the people”).

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: demotiko — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • Finnish: dimotiki — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • Finnish: dimotikí — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • French: dimotiki — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • French: grec démotique — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • French: démotique — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • German: Demotike — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • German: Dhimotiki — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • German: Dimotiki — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • German: Dimotikí — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • Greek: δημοτική (dimotikí) — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • Greek: δημοτική γλώσσα (dimotikí glóssa) — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • Italian: greco demotico — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • Italian: demotico — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • Japanese: デモティキ (Demotiki) — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • Japanese: ジモティキ (Jimotiki) — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • Korean: 디모티키 (Dimotiki) — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • Korean: 민중 그리스어 (minjung Geuriseueo) — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • Portuguese: grego demótico — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • Portuguese: demótico — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • Russian: димо́тика (dimótika) — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • Serbo-Croatian: димотѝкӣ — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • Serbo-Croatian: dimotìkī — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • Spanish: griego demótico — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • Spanish: demótico — Modern Greek vernacular language
  • Ukrainian: димо́тика (dymótyka) — Modern Greek vernacular language