Romaic

[ roh-mey-ik ]

noun

1. demotic ( def 5 ).

adjective

1. of or relating to modern Greece, its inhabitants, or their language.

Romaic

/ rəʊˈmeɪɪk /

noun

1. the modern Greek vernacular, esp Demotic

adjective

1. of or relating to Greek, esp Demotic

Word History and Origins

Origin of Romaic¹

1800–10; < Greek Rhōmaïkós Roman, equivalent to Rhōma ( îos ) Roman + -ikos -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of Romaic¹

C19: from Greek Rhōmaikos Roman, with reference to the Eastern Roman Empire

Example Sentences

I do not know whether Grimm's law would authorise the antithesis of a d for a p sound, but every student of Romaic will allow the tendency that i and o sounds have for interchanging.

From Project Gutenberg

I have not at this moment a Testament in ancient Greek by me but in the Romaic the paragraph alluded to runs thus: Verse 4.

From Project Gutenberg

The next world of the Romaic songs is far from being a place "where all smiles and is glad;" the forebodings of the Corsican's Chilina's mother are common enough here in Greece.

From Project Gutenberg

Romaic, a name which recalls a time when the Byzantines were known as "Romans" throughout the East, differs far less from the classical standard than do any of the Romance tongues from Latin.

From Project Gutenberg

It includes, in all, only ten languages, the Celtic and Slavonic being excluded, as well as the Turkish and Romaic, a thing which would now seem strange.

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