δημοτικός

Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek δημοτικός from δημότης (dēmótēs), from δῆμος (dêmos, country, land). For music, songs: calque of German Volkslieder.[1]

Adjective

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δημοτικός (dimotikósm (feminine δημοτική, neuter δημοτικό)

  1. municipal
    δημοτική αρχήdimotikí archímunicipal authority
    δημοτικοί άρχοντεςdimotikoí árchontesmunicipal officials (the mayor and the council
  2. (music) folk, traditional
    Synonyms: παραδοσιακός (paradosiakós), λαϊκός (laïkós)
    δημοτική μουσικήdimotikí mousikífolk music
    δημοτικό τραγούδιdimotikó tragoúdifolk song
  3. (linguistics, literature) demotic, of the people
    Synonym: δημώδης (dimódis)

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Derived terms

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  • see: δήμος m (dímos, municipality, the people)

References

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  1. ^ δημοτικός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language