Romaic

American  

[roh-mey-ik] / roʊˈmeɪ ɪk /

noun

1. demotic.

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adjective

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

Romaic British  

/ rəʊˈmeɪɪk /

noun

1. the modern Greek vernacular, esp Demotic

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adjective

1. of or relating to Greek, esp Demotic

Etymology

Origin of Romaic

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

Example Sentences

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Romaic

The Romaic idea of the place of the dead, the garden of Charon, whence "neither in spring or summer, nor when grapes are gleaned in autumn, can warrior or maiden escape," is likewise pre-Christian.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

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 Man, Past and Present by Alfred Court Haddon

It is written in Romaic, and is curious not so much from its subject matter as from the entire originality of its style and manner.

From Visits To Monasteries in the Levant by Robert Curzon

You are ever kind,” answered the lady; and though she spoke Romaic, she had difficulty in expressing herself.

From The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea by F.C. Tilney

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 Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 110, December 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various