grekar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse grikkr, from Old East Slavic грькъ (grĭkŭ) or Proto-Slavic *grьkъ, from Vulgar Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós), of uncertain origin.

Noun

grekar m (definite singular grekaren, indefinite plural grekarar, definite plural grekarane)

1. a Greek (person from Greece)

Related terms

• Hellas
• gresk

See also

• greker (Bokmål)

References

• “grekar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.