Grek

See also: grek, Grék, and grek.

Translingual

Etymology

From English Greek, from Old English Grēcas (“Greeks”), variant of Crēcas, from Latin Graecus.

The letter "e" was trimmed from "Greek", in accordance with the four-letter format in ISO 15924.

Symbol

Grek

1. (international standards) ISO 15924 script code for Greek.

Cornish

Etymology

From Latin Graecus, possibly influenced by English Greek. Cognate with Welsh Groeg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɹɛk/

Noun

Grek m (plural Grekys)

1. Greek person

Related terms

• grek (“Greek”, adjective)
• Greka (“Greek language”)
• Grekes f (“Greek person”)
• Gres, Pow Grek (“Greece”)

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish Grek, from Latin Graecus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrɛk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Syllabification: Grek
• Homophone: grek

Noun

Grek m pers (female equivalent Greczynka)

1. Greek person

Declension

Declension of Grek

	singular	plural
nominative	Grek	Grecy/Greki (deprecative)
genitive	Greka	Greków
dative	Grekowi	Grekom
accusative	Greka	Greków
instrumental	Grekiem	Grekami
locative	Greku	Grekach
vocative	Greku	Grecy

Related terms

• Grecja
• grecki
• greka
• udawać Greka

Further reading

• Grek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Grek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• “Grek”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022