adjective · common

Greek

Greek · Greeker · Greekest

грецький

греческий

griechisch

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

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/ɡɹiːk/

» That was all Greek to me.

Das waren böhmische Dörfer für mich. — xtofu80

Для меня это была китайская грамота. — marafon

Для мене це була китайська грамота. — deniko

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Meaning

3 senses

Of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture.
griechisch
гре́ческийgréčeskij, гре́цкийgréckij
гре́цькийhrécʹkyj
of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
(colloquial, figuratively)Synonym of incomprehensible, used for foreign speech or text, technical jargon, or advanced subjects.
(US, not comparable)Of or relating to collegiate fraternities, sororities, or (uncommon) honor societies.

Examples

414 sentences

That was all Greek to me.
Для мене це була китайська грамота. — deniko
ruДля меня это была китайская грамота. — marafon
deDas waren böhmische Dörfer für mich. — xtofu80
blay_paul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
This word comes from Greek.
Це слово запозичене з грецької. — rozmaita
ruЭто слово пришло из греческого языка. — las
deDieses Wort stammt aus dem Griechischen. — Espi
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
It's all Greek to me.
Це для мене китайська грамота. — deniko
ruЭто для меня китайская грамота. — Ooneykcall
deIch verstehe nur Bahnhof. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Zifre · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
This is all Greek to me.
ruВсё это для меня китайская грамота. — marafon
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
We studied Greek culture from various aspects.
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Translations

9 languages

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By meaning 1

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Русский

By meaning 1

of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

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Origin

Inherited from Old English Grēcas (“Greeks”), variant of Crēcas, from Proto-West Germanic

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.

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