demotic
demotic · demotics
Umgangssprache
Language as spoken or written by the common peopleLanguage as spoken or written by the common people.
UK/dɪˈmɒt.ɪk/US/dɪˈmɑ.tɪk/
» André is studying Demotic now.
André lernt jetzt Demotisch. — Vortarulo
Vortarulo · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Language as spoken or written by the common people.
Near-synonym: vernacular
2010, John C. Wells, accents map Note the intrusion into British demotic (“me and Cheryl were having”) of the valley-girl quotative be, like.
Umgangssprache
More definitions
- a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script
- the modern Greek vernacular
Examples
1 sentencesAndré is studying Demotic now.
deAndré lernt jetzt Demotisch. — Vortarulo
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
language of the common people:
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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Forms
plural: demoticsSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script:Demotic script
- the modern Greek vernacular:RomaicRomaic languageDemotic language
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable