Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

modern greek

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
mod-ern -greek
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Greek language as spoken by the Greek people since the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It was written using polytonic script until 1982, when this was officially dropped in favour of monotonic.

Example Sentences

Phrases

Ancient Greek Byzantine Greek Classical Greek Medieval Greek

Frequently Paired Words

Ancient Greek Byzantine Greek Classical Greek demotic Koine Medieval Greek monotonic polytonic

Synonyms

Romaic New Greek modern greek language new greek language greek

Questions

What does modern greek mean?
The Greek language as spoken by the Greek people since the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It was written using polytonic script until 1982, when this was officially dropped in favour of monotonic.

How to pronounce modern greek

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