Greek

(grēk)
n.

1. 1. The Indo-European language of the Greeks.
   2. Greek language and literature from the middle of the eighth century B.C. to the end of the third century A.D., especially the Attic Greek of the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.
2. 1. A native or inhabitant of Greece.
   2. A person of Greek ancestry.
3. Informal. A member of a fraternity or sorority that has its name composed of Greek letters.
4. Informal. Something that is unintelligible: Quantum mechanics is Greek to me.

adj.
Of or relating to Greece or its people, language, or culture.

[Middle English Grek, from Old English Grēcas, the Greeks, from Latin Graecus, Greek, from Greek Graikos, tribal name.]

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - græsk
n. - græker

idioms:

• be all greek to    være volapyk for
• greek Orthodox    græsk ortodoks

Nederlands (Dutch)
Griek(s), betreffende de Grieks-orthodoxe kerk

Français (French)
adj. - grec, de grec
n. - Grec, Grecque, (Ling) grec

idioms:

• be all greek to    être du chinois pour qn
• greek Orthodox    Grec orthodoxe

Deutsch (German)
n. - Grieche, Griechisch
adj. - griechisch

idioms:

• be all greek to    nur Bahnhof verstehen
• greek Orthodox    griechisch-orthodox

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - 'Ελληνας, ελληνική (γλώσσα)
adj. - ελληνικός, 'Ελληνας

idioms:

• be all greek to    είναι ακαταλαβίστικα, κινέζικα για
• greek Orthodox    Ελληνορθόδοξος

Italiano (Italian)
greco, greca

idioms:

• be all greek to    non capire un accidente, essere come arabo/cinese ...
• greek Orthodox    greco ortodosso

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj. - grego (m)

idioms:

• be all greek to    ser incompreensível para
• greek Orthodox    ortodoxo (m) grego (Rel.)

Русский (Russian)
греческий, грек, гречанка, греческий язык

idioms:

• be all greek to    быть непонятным кому-л.
• greek Orthodox    православный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - griego
n. - griego

idioms:

• be all greek to    no entender ni jota, no entender ni torta
• greek Orthodox    iglesia ortodoxa griega

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - grek, grekinna, grekiska (språket), bedragare (åld.)
adj. - grekisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
希腊的, 希腊语的, 希腊人的, 希腊人, 希腊文

idioms:

• be all greek to    使...很费解, 是...全然不解的
• greek Orthodox    希腊正教会的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 希臘的, 希臘語的, 希臘人的
n. - 希臘人, 希臘文

idioms:

• be all greek to    使...很費解, 是...全然不解的
• greek Orthodox    希臘正教會的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 그리스의, 그리스어의, 그리스인의
n. - 그리스어, 그리스인, 사기꾼, 알아 들을 수 없는 말

idioms:

• be all greek to    도무지 알아 들을 수 없다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ギリシャの, ギリシャ人の, ギリシャ語の
n. - ギリシャ人, ギリシャ語

idioms:

• be all greek to    全くちんぷんかんぷんである
• greek Orthodox    ギリシア正教会

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخص يوناني (صفه) يوناني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יוונית, יווני‬
n. - ‮יווניה, יווני, יוונית (שפה)‬

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