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Greek

adj · name · noun · verb · 25 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • grēk
  • /ɡɹiːk/
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  • rhymes with -iːk
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Synonym of incomprehensible, used for foreign speech or text, technical jargon, or advanced subjects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial, figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: incomprehensible, used for foreign speech or text, technical jargon, or advanced subjects

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of or relating to collegiate fraternities, sororities, or (uncommon) honor societies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

The language spoken by people of Greece, particularly, depending on context, Ancient Greek or Modern Greek.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

name

Meaning 5

The written form of these languages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

name

Meaning 6

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A person from Greece or of Greek descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

  • The Greeks believed the sun went round the earth.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

Greek cuisine, traditional or representative Greek food.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

Synonym of gibberish, used for foreign speech or text, technical jargon, or advanced subjects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial, figuratively, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gibberish, used for foreign speech or text, technical jargon, or advanced subjects

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

Synonym of lorem ipsum, dummy placeholder text used in greeking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial, figuratively, metonymically, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lorem ipsum, dummy placeholder text used in greeking

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

A member of a collegiate fraternity or sorority.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, colloquial, countable, metonymically

Examples

  • Was Joe a Greek in college?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

A cunning rogue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, countable, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

A merry fellow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, countable, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

noun

Meaning 14

Anal sex.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

noun

Meaning 15

One of the Greeks, measures of derivative price sensitivity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, in-plural, uncountable

Topics: business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

noun

Meaning 16

Alternative letter-case form of Greek (“nonsense writing or talk; gibberish”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

noun

Meaning 17

Alternative letter-case form of Greek (“anal sex”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

18

verb

Meaning 18

To cheat at cards.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

verb

Meaning 19

Alternative letter-case form of greek.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, uncommon

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

20

verb

Meaning 20

To display a placeholder (instead of text), especially to optimize speed in displaying text that would be too small to read.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

21

verb

Meaning 21

To fill a template with nonsense text (particularly the Lorem ipsum), so that form can be focused on instead of content.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

22

verb

Meaning 22

To obscure a corporate logo that has not been permitted for use in a production.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

23

adjective

Meaning 23

of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Greek mythology
  • a Grecian robe

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Grecian, Hellenic

Antonyms: none provided

24

noun

Meaning 24

the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Hellenic, Hellenic language

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite

Narrower terms: Modern Greek, New Greek, Late Greek, Medieval Greek, Middle Greek, Byzantine Greek, Koine, Ancient Greek

25

noun

Meaning 25

a native or inhabitant of Greece

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Hellene

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: European

Narrower terms: Achaean, Achaian, Aeolian, Eolian, Dorian, Ionian, Athenian, Corinthian, Laconian, Lesbian, Spartan, Arcadian, Theban, Argive, Ephesian, Mycenaen, Thessalian, Thessalonian

History

Etymology

Inherited from Old English Grēcas (“Greeks”), variant of Crēcas, from Proto-West Germanic *Krēkō, from Latin Graecus of uncertain origin, perhaps derived from the toponym Γραῖα (Graîa) or from other Paleo-Balkanic forms from a tribal name Graii. Greek in any case has the cognate Γραικός (Graikós), the mythological ancestor of the Γραίοι (Graíoi, “Graecians”). Germanic cognates include Dutch Griek, German Grieche. The ⟨g⟩ in English and Germanic cognates was restored under influence from French grec and classical Latin Graecus. The adjective dates to 14th-century Middle English, replacing Old English Grēċisċ (“Greekish”) and earlier Middle English Gregeis. In reference to fraternities and sororities, a clipping of earlier Greek-letter in reference to their usual names being initialisms of mottos in the Greek language. In reference to terms used to analysize financial derivatives, from their usual names consisting of Greek letters.

Probably from Greek (“unintelligible speech or text”).

Across languages

Translations

423 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Grieks — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Albanian: grek — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Albanian: greke — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Albanian: grish — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Albanian: greshit — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Albanian: elin — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Albanian: eline — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Amharic: ግሪክኛ (grikñña) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Amharic: የግሪክ (yägrik) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Arabic: يُونَانِيّ (yūnāniyy) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Arabic: إِغْرِيقِيّ (ʔiḡrīqiyy) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Armenian: հունական (hunakan) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Old Armenian: յունական (yunakan) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Aromanian: grec — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Aromanian: greacã — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Aromanian: grache — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Aromanian: gãrtsescu — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Aromanian: gãrtseascã — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Aromanian: grãtsescu — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Aromanian: grãtseascã — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Asturian: griegu — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Azerbaijani: yunan — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Belarusian: грэ́цкі (hrécki) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Belarusian: грэ́часкі (hréčaski) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Bengali: গ্রিক (grik) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Bengali: গ্রীক (grik) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Bengali: যবন (jobon) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Bengali: ইউনানি (iunani) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Bulgarian: гръ́цки (grǎ́cki) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Burmese: ဂရိ (ga.ri.) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Carpathian Rusyn: ґре́цькый (grécʹkŷj) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Catalan: grec — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Catalan: hel·lè — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Chinese Mandarin: 希臘的 /希腊的 (Xīlà de) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Coptic: ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ (metoueinin) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Czech: řecký — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Danish: græsk — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Dutch: Grieks — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Dutch: Griekse — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Esperanto: greka — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Estonian: kreeka — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Faroese: grikskur — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Finnish: kreikkalainen — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Finnish: kreikankielinen — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • French: grec — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Galician: grego — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Georgian: ბერძნული (berʒnuli) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Georgian: საბერძნეთის (saberʒnetis) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • German: griechisch — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Bavarian German: Griachische — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Greek: ελληνικός (ellinikós) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Ancient Greek: Ἑλληνικός (Hellēnikós) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Hawaiian: Helene — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Hebrew: יווני — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Hebrew: יְוָנִי (y'vaní) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Hindi: यूनानी (yūnānī) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Hindi: ग्रीक (grīk) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Hungarian: görög — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Icelandic: grískur — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Interlingua: grec — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Interlingua: greco — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Irish: Gréagach — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Italian: greco — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Japanese: ギリシャの (Girisha no) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Japanese: ギリシアの (Girishia no) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Kazakh: грек (grek) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Khmer: ក្រិក (krəc) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Korean: 그리스의 (Geuriseu-ui) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Central Kurdish: یۆنانی (yonanî) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Northern Kurdish: yewnanî — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Kyrgyz: грек (grek) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Lao: ເກຣັກ (kek) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Lao: ຍວນ (nyūan) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Latin: Graecus — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Latvian: grieķisks — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Latvian: grieķu — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Lithuanian: grai̇̃kiškas — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Luxembourgish: griichesch — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Macedonian: грчки (grčki) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Malay: Yunani — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Mingrelian: ბერძენული ნინა (berʒenuli nina) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Mongolian: грек (grek) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Mongolian: ᠭᠷᠧᠻ (grēk) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gresk — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gresk — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Occitan: grèc — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Church Slavic: грьчьскъ (grĭčĭskŭ) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Old East Slavic: грьчьскъ (grĭčĭskŭ) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Old English: Crēċisċ — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Pannonian Rusyn: гречески (hrečeski) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Pashto: يوناني (yunāní) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Persian: یونانی (yunâni) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Polish: grecki — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Portuguese: grego — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Romanian: grec — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Romanian: grecesc — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Romanian: greacă — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Russian: гре́ческий (gréčeskij) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Russian: гре́цкий (gréckij) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Serbo-Croatian: гр̏чкӣ — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Serbo-Croatian: gȑčkī — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Sicilian: grecu — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Slovak: grécky — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Slovene: gŕški — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Upper Sorbian: grjekski — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Upper Sorbian: grichiski — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Spanish: griego — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Swahili: Kigiriki — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Swedish: grekisk — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Tajik: юнонӣ (yunoni) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Tamil: கிரேக்க (kirēkka) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Thai: กรีซ (grìis) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Thai: กรีก (grìik) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Turkish: Yunan — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Turkish: Yunanca — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Turkmen: grek — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Ukrainian: гре́цький (hrécʹkyj) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Urdu: یونانی (yūnānī) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Uyghur: گرېك (grëk) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Uyghur: يۇنان (yunan) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Uzbek: yunon — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Uzbek: grek — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Vietnamese: Hy Lạp — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Welsh: Groegaidd — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Yiddish: גריכיש (grikhish) — of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
  • Afrikaans: Grieks — language of the Greek people
  • Aghwan: 𐔴𐔾𐔾𐔰𐕒𐕡𐔿𐔰 (ellaun'a) — language of the Greek people
  • Albanian: greqisht — language of the Greek people
  • Albanian: greqishte — language of the Greek people
  • Albanian: gjuha greke — language of the Greek people
  • Amharic: ግሪክኛ (gərikña) — language of the Greek people
  • Amharic: የግሪክ ቋንቋ (yägrik ḳwanḳwa) — language of the Greek people
  • Arabic: اليُونَانِيَّة (al-yūnāniyya) — language of the Greek people
  • Arabic: اللُّغَة اليُونَانِيَّة (al-luḡa l-yūnāniyya) — language of the Greek people
  • Arabic: يُونَانِيّ (yūnāniyy) — language of the Greek people
  • Armenian: հունարեն (hunaren) — language of the Greek people
  • Old Armenian: յունարէն (yunarēn) — language of the Greek people
  • Aromanian: gãrtseashti — language of the Greek people
  • Aromanian: gãrtseashte — language of the Greek people
  • Aromanian: limba gãrtseascã — language of the Greek people
  • Aromanian: limba greacã — language of the Greek people
  • Aromanian: limba grache — language of the Greek people
  • Asturian: griegu — language of the Greek people
  • Azerbaijani: Јунан (Yunan) — language of the Greek people
  • Azerbaijani: yunanca — language of the Greek people
  • Basque: greko — language of the Greek people
  • Basque: greziera — language of the Greek people
  • Belarusian: грэ́цкая мо́ва (hréckaja móva) — language of the Greek people
  • Belarusian: грэ́цкая (hréckaja) — language of the Greek people
  • Belarusian: грэ́чаская мо́ва (hréčaskaja móva) — language of the Greek people
  • Belarusian: грэ́чаская (hréčaskaja) — language of the Greek people
  • Bengali: গ্রিক (grik) — language of the Greek people
  • Breton: gresianeg — language of the Greek people
  • Bulgarian: гръ́цки (grǎ́cki) — language of the Greek people
  • Catalan: grec — language of the Greek people
  • Cherokee: ᎬᎵᎧ (gvlika) — language of the Greek people
  • Cherokee: ᎪᎢ (goi) — language of the Greek people
  • Chinese Cantonese: 希臘文 /希腊文 — language of the Greek people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 希臘語 /希腊语 (Xīlàyǔ) — language of the Greek people
  • Coptic: ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ (metoueinin) — language of the Greek people
  • Cornish: Greka — language of the Greek people
  • Corsican: grecu — language of the Greek people
  • Czech: řečtina — language of the Greek people
  • Danish: græsk — language of the Greek people
  • Dutch: Grieks — language of the Greek people
  • Esperanto: greka — language of the Greek people
  • Estonian: kreeka — language of the Greek people
  • Ewe: Helagbe — language of the Greek people
  • Faroese: grikskt — language of the Greek people
  • Finnish: kreikka — language of the Greek people
  • Finnish: kreikan kieli — language of the Greek people
  • French: grec — language of the Greek people
  • West-Frisian: Gryksk — language of the Greek people
  • Galician: grego — language of the Greek people
  • Georgian: ბერძნული (berʒnuli) — language of the Greek people
  • Georgian: ბერძნული ენა (berʒnuli ena) — language of the Greek people
  • German: Griechisch — language of the Greek people
  • German: griechische Sprache — language of the Greek people
  • Greek: ελληνικά (elliniká) — language of the Greek people
  • Ancient Greek: Ἑλληνική (Hellēnikḗ) — language of the Greek people
  • Ancient Greek: Ἑλληνιστί (Hellēnistí) — language of the Greek people
  • Greenlandic: grækerisut — language of the Greek people
  • Hausa: Yunananci — language of the Greek people
  • Hebrew: יוונית (yevanít) — language of the Greek people
  • Hindi: यूनानी (yūnānī) — language of the Greek people
  • Hungarian: görög — language of the Greek people
  • Icelandic: gríska — language of the Greek people
  • Indonesian: bahasa Yunani — language of the Greek people
  • Interlingua: greco — language of the Greek people
  • Inuktitut: ᒡᕇᓯᑐᑦ (criisitot) — language of the Greek people
  • Irish: Gréigis — language of the Greek people
  • Italian: greco — language of the Greek people
  • Japanese: ギリシア語 (Girishia-go) — language of the Greek people
  • Japanese: ギリシャ語 (Girisha-go) — language of the Greek people
  • Korean: 그리스어 (geuriseueo) — language of the Greek people
  • Central Kurdish: یۆنانی (yonanî) — language of the Greek people
  • Northern Kurdish: Yonanî — language of the Greek people
  • Northern Kurdish: Yewnanî — language of the Greek people
  • Latin: lingua graeca — language of the Greek people
  • Latin: Graecum — language of the Greek people
  • Latin: graecē — language of the Greek people
  • Latvian: grieķu — language of the Greek people
  • Latvian: grieķu valoda — language of the Greek people
  • Ligurian: grêgo — language of the Greek people
  • Limburgish: Greeksj — language of the Greek people
  • Lithuanian: grai̇̃kų — language of the Greek people
  • Lithuanian: Grai̇̃kiškai — language of the Greek people
  • Low German: Greeksch — language of the Greek people
  • Luxembourgish: Griichesch — language of the Greek people
  • Macedonian: гр́чки — language of the Greek people
  • Malay: bahasa Yunani — language of the Greek people
  • Malay: Yunani — language of the Greek people
  • Maltese: Grieg — language of the Greek people
  • Māori: reo Kariki — language of the Greek people
  • Moksha: грекань (grekań) — language of the Greek people
  • Mongolian: грек (grek) — language of the Greek people
  • Navajo: Gwíík bizaad — language of the Greek people
  • Norman: Grec — language of the Greek people
  • Norwegian: gresk — language of the Greek people
  • Norwegian: hellenesk — language of the Greek people
  • Nsenga: Cigiliki class 7 — language of the Greek people
  • Occitan: grèc — language of the Greek people
  • Old English: Crēċisċ — language of the Greek people
  • Persian: یونانی (yunâni) — language of the Greek people
  • Polish: (język) grecki — language of the Greek people
  • Polish: greka — language of the Greek people
  • Portuguese: grego — language of the Greek people
  • Romanian: greacă — language of the Greek people
  • Romanian: limba greacă f limba grecească — language of the Greek people
  • Romanian: greceşte — language of the Greek people
  • Russian: гре́ческий (gréčeskij) — language of the Greek people
  • Serbo-Croatian: грчки — language of the Greek people
  • Serbo-Croatian: grčki — language of the Greek people
  • Sicilian: grecu — language of the Greek people
  • Sinhalese: ග්රීක (grīka) — language of the Greek people
  • Sinhalese: ග්රීක භාෂාව (grīka bhāṣāwa) — language of the Greek people
  • Slovak: gréčtina — language of the Greek people
  • Slovene: gŕščina — language of the Greek people
  • Lower Sorbian: grichišćina — language of the Greek people
  • Upper Sorbian: grjekšćina — language of the Greek people
  • Spanish: griego — language of the Greek people
  • Swahili: Kigiriki — language of the Greek people
  • Swedish: grekiska — language of the Greek people
  • Tagalog: Griyego — language of the Greek people
  • Tajik: юнонӣ (yunoni) — language of the Greek people
  • Tamil: கிரேக்கம் (kirēkkam) — language of the Greek people
  • Tatar: грек (grek) — language of the Greek people
  • Thai: ภาษากรีก (paasăa grèek) — language of the Greek people
  • Tigrinya: ግሪከኛ (gərikäña) — language of the Greek people
  • Tooro: Orugiriiki class 11 — language of the Greek people
  • Tumbuka: Cigriki — language of the Greek people
  • Turkish: Yunanca — language of the Greek people
  • Ukrainian: гре́цька (hrécʹka) — language of the Greek people
  • Urdu: یونانی (yūnānī) — language of the Greek people
  • Uyghur: گرېكچە (grëkche) — language of the Greek people
  • Uzbek: yunon — language of the Greek people
  • Venda: Tshigiriki class 7 — language of the Greek people
  • Vietnamese: tiếng Hy-lạp — language of the Greek people
  • Vietnamese: tiếng Hy Lạp — language of the Greek people
  • Walloon: Grek — language of the Greek people
  • Welsh: Groeg — language of the Greek people
  • West Flemish: Grieks — language of the Greek people
  • Yiddish: גריכיש (grikhish) — language of the Greek people
  • Zulu: Isigrikhi — language of the Greek people
  • Abkhaz: абырзе́н (abərzén) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Abkhaz: аелы́н (ajelə́n) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Afrikaans: Griek — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Albanian: grek — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Albanian: greke — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Albanian: gërk — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Albanian: gërqinjë — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Arabic: يُونَانِيّ (yūnāniyy) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Arabic: يُونَانِيَّة (yūnāniyya) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Armenian: հույն (huyn) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Old Armenian: յոյն (yoyn) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Aromanian: grec — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Aromanian: greacã — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Aromanian: grache — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Asturian: griegu — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Asturian: griega — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Azerbaijani: yunan — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Basque: greziar — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Basque: greko — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Belarusian: грэк (hrek) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Belarusian: грача́нка (hračánka) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Bengali: গ্রিক (grik) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Bulgarian: грък (grǎk) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Bulgarian: гърки́ня (gǎrkínja) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Catalan: grec — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Catalan: grega — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Catalan: hel·lè — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Cherokee: ᎠᎪᎢ (agoi) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 希臘人 /希腊人 (Xīlàrén) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Coptic: ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ (oueinin) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Czech: Řek — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Czech: Řekyně — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Danish: græker — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Dutch: Griek — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Dutch: Griekse — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Demotic Egyptian: wynn — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Esperanto: greko — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Esperanto: grekino — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Esperanto: heleno — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Esperanto: helenino — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Estonian: kreeklane — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Ewe: Helatɔ — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Faroese: grikki — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Finnish: kreikkalainen — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • French: grec — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • French: grecque — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • French: grecques — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • West-Frisian: Gryk — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Friulian: grêc — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Friulian: greghe — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Friulian: greche — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Galician: grego — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Galician: grega — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Georgian: ბერძენი (berʒeni) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • German: Grieche — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • German: Griechin — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Gothic: 𐌺𐍂𐌴𐌺𐍃 (krēks) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Greek: Έλληνας (Éllinas) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Greek: Ελληνίδα (Ellinída) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Ancient Greek: Ἕλλην (Héllēn) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Ancient Greek: Ἑλληνίς (Hellēnís) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Ancient Greek: Γραικός (Graikós) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Ancient Greek: Γραικίτις (Graikítis) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Hawaiian: Helene — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Hebrew: יְוָנִי (y'vaní) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Hebrew: יווניה (yevania) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Hindi: ग्रीक (grīk) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Hindi: यूनानी (yūnānī) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Hungarian: görög — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Icelandic: Grikki — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Indonesian: orang yunani — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Interlingua: greco — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Interlingua: greca — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Irish: Gréagach — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Italian: greco — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Italian: greca — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Japanese: ギリシア人 (Girishiajin) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Japanese: ギリシャ人 (Girishajin) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Kazakh: грек (grek) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Korean: 그리스인 (geuriseu'in) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Korean: 그리스 사람 (geuriseu saram) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Central Kurdish: یۆنانی (yonanî) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Northern Kurdish: yûnanî — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Northern Kurdish: grekî — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Kyrgyz: грек (grek) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Latin: Graecus — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Latin: Graeca — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Latvian: grieķis — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Latvian: grieķiete — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Laz: ურუმი (urumi) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Lithuanian: grai̇̃kas — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Lithuanian: grai̇̃kė — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Luxembourgish: Griich — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Luxembourgish: Griichin — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Macedonian: Грк (Grk) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Macedonian: Гркинка (Grkinka) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Malay: Yunani — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Maltese: Grieg — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Maltese: Griega — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Maltese: Griegi — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Māori: Kariki — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Mingrelian: ბერზენი (berzeni) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: greker — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: grekar — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Occitan: grèc — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Occitan: grèga — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Pannonian Rusyn: Грек (Hrek) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Pannonian Rusyn: Грекиня (Hrekinja) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Pashto: يوناني (yunāní) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Persian: یونانی (yunâni) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Polish: Grek — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Polish: Greczynka — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Portuguese: grego — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Romanian: grec — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Romanian: grecoaică — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Romanian: greacă — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Romansh: grec — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Romansh: grecca — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Russian: грек (grek) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Russian: греча́нка (grečánka) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Sardinian: grecu — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Sardinian: greca — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Гр̏к — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Гр̏киња — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Gȑk — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Serbo-Croatian: Gȑkinja — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Sicilian: grecu — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Sicilian: greca — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Slovak: Grék — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Slovak: Grékyňa — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Slovene: Gŕk — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Slovene: Gŕkinja — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Spanish: griego — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Spanish: griega — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Svan: ბერზენ (berzen) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Swahili: Mgiriki — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Swedish: grek — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Swedish: grekinna — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Swedish: grekiska — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Tajik: юнонӣ (yunoni) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Tamil: கிரேக்கர் (kirēkkar) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Thai: กรีก (grìik) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Tumbuka: muGriki — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Turkish: Yunan — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Turkish: Yunanistanlı — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Turkish: Rum — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Turkmen: grek — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Ukrainian: грек (hrek) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Ukrainian: греча́нка (hrečánka) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Ukrainian: греки́ня (hrekýnja) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Urdu: یُوْنانی (yūnānī) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Uyghur: گرېك (grëk) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Uyghur: يۇنان (yunan) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Uzbek: yunon — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Uzbek: grek — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Venetan: greco — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Venetan: greca — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Vietnamese: người Hy Lạp — person from Greece or of Greek descent
  • Yiddish: גריך (grikh) — person from Greece or of Greek descent
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