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古代ギリシャ語 (こだいギリシャご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

古こ代だいギリシャ語ご

also: こだいギリシアご

Meanings

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noun

Ancient Greek (language)

historical term

Refers to the historical language of ancient Greece; used in academic and historical contexts.

彼かれは大だい学がくで古こ代だいギリシャ語ごを専せん攻こうした。
He majored in Ancient Greek at university.
この文ぶん献けんは古こ代だいギリシャ語ごで書かかれている。
This document is written in Ancient Greek.

Written forms

古こ代だいギリシャ語ご
Standard spelling using ギリシャ.
古こ代だいギリシア語ご
Alternate spelling using ギリシア; also common.
こだいギリシアご

Kanji

古old
代substitute, change, convert
語

word, speech, language

Similar words

古こ典てんギリシャ語ご
Often used interchangeably, but 古典ギリシャ語 may emphasize Classical (Attic) Greek specifically, while 古代ギリシャ語 is a broader term for the ancient language.
現げん代だいギリシャ語ご
Modern Greek, as opposed to the ancient form.

Etymology

Compound of 古代 (ancient) + ギリシャ (Greece) + 語 (language). The word ギリシャ is from Portuguese 'Grécia' or Dutch 'Griekenland'.