No. 1,456 in Swedish
grekiska
"Greek" (the language).
In a sentence
Jag lär mig grekiska på universitetet.
I am learning Greek at the university.
In this sentence, 'grekiska' refers to the Greek language, denoting an academic study.
Han talar flytande grekiska efter att ha bott där i flera år.
He speaks fluent Greek after living there for several years.
Here, 'grekiska' again refers to the Greek language, specifically someone's ability to speak it fluently.
De studerade antik grekiska i samband med deras arkeologiska forskning.
They studied ancient Greek in connection with their archaeological research.
'Grekiska' is used to denote 'ancient Greek,' describing the language in a historical and scholarly context.
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