demótico
Portuguese, noun/deˈmɔ.t͡ʃi.ku/
demótico is spelled D-E-M-Ó-T-I-C-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 72 million words in written Portuguese, the 233,859th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Demótico is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Demotic (language and script from ancient Egypt)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “língua grega moderna falada no cotidiano [Tornada a língua oficial da Grécia desde 1976.]”.
What does demótico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
demotic (of or for the common people)
- 2
Demotic (of or relating to the language and script from ancient Egypt)
- 3
Demotic (of or relating to the Modern Greek vernacular language)
noun
- 1
masculineDemotic (language and script from ancient Egypt)
- 2
masculineDemotic Greek (Modern Greek vernacular language)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se da língua grega moderna falada no cotidiano [Tornada a língua oficial da Grécia desde 1976.] 2. diz-se da língua falada pelos antigos egípcios 3. diz-se da forma cursiva popular (simplificada) da escrita hierática dos antigos egípcios, usado entre o século VII a.C. e o século V d.C.
noun: 1. língua grega moderna falada no cotidiano [Tornada a língua oficial da Grécia desde 1976.] 2. língua falada pelos antigos egípcios 3. forma cursiva popular (simplificada) da escrita hierática dos antigos egípcios, usado entre o século VII a.C. e o século V d.C.
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of demótico
- demótica feminine
- demóticos masculine plural
- demóticas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce demótico?
- Brazil /deˈmɔ.t͡ʃi.ku/
- Portugal /dɨˈmɔ.ti.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is demótico in Portuguese?
demótico appears about once in every 72 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).