Grieche

German

Alternative forms

• Krieche (obsolete, until 16th c.)

Etymology

From Middle High German krieche, from Old High German Kriehha, from Proto-West Germanic *Krēkō (“Greeks”). Forms with initial k- are found in most old Germanic languages, though they seem to have lasted longer in High German than elsewhere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡriːçə/, [ˈɡʁiːçə]

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Noun

Grieche m (weak, genitive Griechen, plural Griechen)

1. a Greek (person)
2. a Greek restaurant

Declension

Declension of Grieche [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Grieche	die	Griechen
genitive	eines	des	Griechen	der	Griechen
dative	einem	dem	Griechen	den	Griechen
accusative	einen	den	Griechen	die	Griechen

Derived terms

• Griechin

Related terms

• griechisch
• Griechisch
• Griechenland

Further reading

• “Grieche” in Duden online
• “Grieche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache