greco
/ˈɡrɛ.ko/masculine
In Italian, greco is the word for Greek.
greco is used to refer to the Greek language. When talking about the language as a subject or object, you use the masculine form greco regardless of the gender of the person speaking.
Meaning: language of the Greek people (name)
Which one should you use?
The word changes based on what you are describing. Use greco for the masculine singular form, greca for the feminine singular form, greci for the masculine plural form and greche for the feminine plural form.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The form greca is the feminine singular form, used when referring to a Greek woman or a feminine noun like lingua greca. The form greci is the masculine plural form, used for Greek people or multiple Greek things. Finally, greche is the feminine plural form, used for multiple feminine nouns such as le lingue greche.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has two syllables and the stress is on the first syllable: /ˈɡrɛ.ko/.
Did you know?
- The phrase it’s all Greek to me is expressed in Italian as è arabo per me, meaning 'it is Arabic for me'.
- In Italy, the expression fare il greco can be used to describe someone who is pretending not to understand what is happening to avoid taking responsibility.
- While greco describes the language, Italian also uses the term ellenico for things related to the classical culture or art of Ancient Greece.
Examples in context
- È un nome greco.It's a Greek name.This sentence uses greco to describe a name.Tatoeba #5927258 by Guybrush88, translation #5927096 by mailohilohi
- Non so il greco.I don't know Greek.This sentence uses greco to indicate knowledge of the language.Tatoeba #6143003 by Guybrush88, translation #5989148 by CarpeLanam
- È greco di nascita.He is a Greek by birth.This sentence uses greco to describe a person's nationality.Tatoeba #12751466 by Guybrush88, translation #300464 by shekitten
- Sono interessato alla cultura greca.I am interested in Greek culture.
- Oggi ho mangiato in un ristorante con cucina ellenica.Today, I ate at a restaurant with Hellenic cuisine.
- Visitare questi villaggi ti farà immergere nella cultura griko.Visiting these villages will immerse you in Griko culture.
- 98 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Martina and Alessandro are discussing a book at a library.
- MartinaQuesto libro è scritto in greco?Is this book written in Greek?
- AlessandroSì, ma c'è anche la traduzione.Yes, but there is also the translation.
- MartinaVorrei imparare il greco 언젠가.I would like to learn Greek someday.
- AlessandroÈ una lingua molto affascinante.It is a very fascinating language.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “greek” translations and entries greco, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
