Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

romaic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ro-ma-ic
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the Byzantine Empire, its inhabitants, or its language.

Archaic

adj

Of or pertaining to modern Greece, its inhabitants, or its language.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Greek ρωμαίικος (romaíikos), from ρωμαϊκός (romaïkós), from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαϊκός (Rhōmaïkós). Cf. Koine Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos), meaning "Roman".

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ρωμαίικος, Ῥωμαϊκός

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Romaic (comparative) most Romaic (superlative)

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Synonyms

Questions

What does romaic mean?
The modern Greek language, deriving from terminology designating speakers of Greek from the former Byzantine Empire.
Where does romaic come from?
It is traced to Greek.

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