græsk
Danish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
græsk
- Greek (of or relating to Greece, the Greek people, or the Greek language)
Inflection edit
| Inflection of græsk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte 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 edit
græsk n (definite (rare) græsken)
- Greek, Ancient Greek (the language of the ancient Greeks)
- Synonyms: oldgræsk, klassisk græsk
- Greek, Modern Greek (the language of the modern Greeks and Cypriots)
- Synonym: nygræsk
See also edit
græsk on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Adjective edit
græsk (indefinite singular græsk, definite singular and plural græske)