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Etymology

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    From Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós).

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    Graecus (feminine Graeca, neuter Graecum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek people.
      ritus Graecus
      Greek rite
      • 1736. Henrici Stephani de abusu linguae graecae in quibusdam vocibus quas latina usurpat admonitio. Io. Henr. Kromayeri adnotationibus nondum editis instructam denuo publicavit Frider. Guiliel. Roloffius, in the praefatio:
        Graecum est, non legitur.
        It's Greek, it cannot be read.

    Declension

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    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative Graecus Graeca Graecum Graecī Graecae Graeca
    genitive Graecī Graecae Graecī Graecōrum Graecārum Graecōrum
    dative Graecō Graecae Graecō Graecīs
    accusative Graecum Graecam Graecum Graecōs Graecās Graeca
    ablative Graecō Graecā Graecō Graecīs
    vocative Graece Graeca Graecum Graecī Graecae Graeca

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    Noun

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    Graecus m sg (genitive Graecī, feminine Graeca); second declension

    1. a Greek (person)

    Declension

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    First/second-declension adjective.

    References

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    • Graecus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • Graecus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Graecus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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