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

He tells me that Ali Pasha has two interpreters, natives of Cyprus, who speak Turkish, Italian, and Romaic.

From Journal of a Residence at Bagdad During the Years 1830 and 1831 by Scott, A. J. (Alexander John)

The best of the Romaic literature is no doubt the dramatic.

From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 by Various

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 Tilney, F.C.

It differs from modern Romaic, and is apparently not derived from the Greek spoken in the cities of Magna Grecia.

From Naples Past and Present by Norway, Arthur H.

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