Grecoue

/ɡrɛˈkuː/ adjective

Definition

Of or relating to ancient Greece; Greek in style or manner.

Etymology

From French grecoue, an older or variant form related to grec (Greek). This appears to be an archaic French-influenced English term for 'Grecian' or 'Greek.'

Kelly Says

This is one of those fascinating relics where English borrowed a French version of a Greek word—creating a chain of language that traveled from Athens to Paris to London!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ግሪክ
gree-k
ARالعربية
يوناني
yunanee
BNবাংলা
গ্রিক
greek
CACatalà
grec
grek
CSČeština
Řek
rek
DADansk
græker
gre-ker
DEDeutsch
Grieche
gree-kheh
ELΕλληνικά
Έλληνας
el-le-nas
ESEspañol
griego
gree-koh
FAفارسی
یونانی
yoo-na-nee
FISuomi
kreikkalainen
kreik-ka-lai-nen
FRFrançais
grec
grek
GUGU
ગ્રીક
greek
HAHA
Girka
geer-kah
HEעברית
יווני
y-o-o-nee
HIहिन्दी
ग्रीक
greek
HUMagyar
görög
go-rogh
IDBahasa Indonesia
Yunani
yoo-na-nee
IGIG
Grik
greek
ITItaliano
greco
greh-koh
JA日本語
ギリシャ人
giri-sha-jin
KKKK
Гректі
grek-tee
KMKM
គ្រីស
gree-s
KO한국어
그리스
geu-ri-seu
MRMR
ग्रीक
greek
MSBahasa Melayu
Yunani
yoo-na-nee
MYမြန်မာ
ဂရိ
gre
NLNederlands
Grieks
greeks
NONorsk
gresk
gresk
PAPA
ਗਰੀਕ
gree-k
PLPolski
Grec
grek
PTPortuguês
grego
greh-goh
RORomână
grec
grek
RUРусский
грек
grek
SVSvenska
grek
grek
SWKiswahili
Wagiriki
wa-gee-ree-kee
TAதமிழ்
கிரேக்கர்
giraekkar
TEతెలుగు
గ్రీకు
gree-koo
THไทย
กรีก
greeek
TLTL
Griyego
gree-y-goh
TRTürkçe
Yunan
yoo-nan
UKУкраїнська
грек
hrek
URاردو
یونانی
yoo-na-nee
VITiếng Việt
Hy Lạp
hee lap
YOYO
Gẹ́ẹ́kì
ge-e-kee
ZH中文
希腊人
xi la ren
ZUZU
Giriki
gee-ree-kee

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