Griechentum
German, noun/ˈɡʁiːçn̩tuːm/
Griechentum is spelled G-R-I-E-C-H-E-N-T-U-M (11 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written German, the 371,567th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Griechentum is a German neuter noun meaning “the culture, history, religion, and traditions of the ancient and modern Greek peoples” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “griechisches Volkstum”.
What does Griechentum mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterthe culture, history, religion, and traditions of the ancient and modern Greek peoples
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. griechisches Volkstum 2. Vorherrschaft der griechischen Kultur hauptsächlich im östlichen Mittelmeerraum
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Griechentum
- Griechentumes genitive
- Griechentums genitive
- Griechentume dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Griechentum?
- /ˈɡʁiːçn̩tuːm/
- [ˈɡʁiːçn̩tuːm]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Griechentum in German?
Griechentum appears about once in every 39 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).