demotic
Of or for the common peopleOf or for the common people.
» André is studying Demotic now.
André lernt jetzt Demotisch.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Of or for the common people.
demotic writing style
наро́дныйnaródnyj, простонаро́дныйprostonaródnyj
of or for the common people
(not comparable)Of, relating to, or written in the ancient Egyptian script that developed from Lower Egyptian hieratic writing starting from around 650 BCE and was chiefly used to write the Demotic phase of the Egyptian language, with simplified and cursive characters that no longer corresponded directly to their hieroglyphic precursors.
demotisch
демоти́ческийdemotíčeskij
(not comparable)Of, relating to, or written in the form of modern vernacular Greek.
demotic Greek
димоти́ческийdimotíčeskij
of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek based on colloquial use
Examples
1 sentencesAndré is studying Demotic now.
deAndré lernt jetzt Demotisch. — Vortarulo
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
First attested in 1822, from Ancient Greek δημοτικός (dēmotikós, “common”), from δημότης (First attested in 1822, from Ancient Greek δημοτικός (dēmotikós, “common”), from δημότης (dēmótēs, “commoner”), from δῆμος (dêmos, “the common people”).
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