Greek influence was widespread throughout the Balkans during the Middle Ages, influencing the languages within it, including Serbo-Croatian. Many words of Greek origin were borrowed from other languages, while most others came via contact with the Greeks. Some words are present and common in the modern vernaculars of Serbo-Croatian: hiljada (хиљада), tiganj (тигањ), patos (патос). Almost every word of the Serbian Orthodox ceremonies are of Greek origin: parastos (парастос).
AG stands for Ancient Greek origin. MG stands for Modern Greek origin. C stands for Cyrillic (script). L stands for Latin (script).
Serbo-Croatian (L) Serbo-Croatian (C) Greek (L) Greek English meaning NotesafrodizijakафродизијакáfrodisiakósἀφροδισιακόςaphrodisiacAGazotазотázōtosἀζωτοςNitrogenvia French ← Latin ← AG(coined in French, based on AG) Synonym (in Croatian dialects) = dušikbarбарvarósβάροςbar (unit of pressure)AGbiberбиберpiperiáπιπεριάpeppervia Turkish; Synonym (in Croatian dialects) = paparcrkvaцркваkyriakónκυριακόνchurchvia Proto-Slavic ← Old High German ← AGcveklaцвеклаred beetProto-Slavic ← Medieval Greek ← AG; Synonym (in Croatian dialects) = ciklačempresчемпресkypárissosκυπάρισσοςcypressvia Dalmatian ← Latinćuprijaћупријаgéfyraγέφυραbridgevia Turkish Synonym = mostdelfinделфинdelphísδελφίςdolphinvia Latin ← AGdrumдрумdrómosδρόμοςroad Synonym (in Croatian dialects) = cesta; (in all Serbo-Croatian dialects) = putdupinдупинdelphísδελφίςdolphinvia Dalmatian ← Latin ← AGđakђакdiákosδιάκοςstudent, pupilvia Medieval Latinđakonђаконdiákonosδιάκονοςdeaconvia Medieval Latinđubreђубреkóprosκόπροςgarbage, trash; manure; bad and immoral personvia Ottoman Turkish ← AG Synonym (in all Serbo-Croatian dialects) = smećeefendijaефендијаafthéntisαὐθέντηςeffendivia Ottoman Turkish episkopепископépískoposἐπίσκοποςbishopAG Synonym (in Croatian dialects) = biskupetikaетикаḗthikósἠθικόςethicsAGetnikaетникаéthnikósἐθνικόςethnic group (people, nation)fazanфазанphasianósφασιανόςpheasantvia German ← Latin ← AGfeniksфениксphoȋniksφοῖνιξphoenixAGgitaraгитараkitháraκιθάρα guitarvia Spanish ← AGgumaгумаkómmiκόμμιrubbervia Latin ← AG, originally EgyptianhaosхаосkháosχάοςchaosAG; Synonym (in Croatian dialects) = kaoshartijaхартијаkhartíχαρτίpaper Synonym (in all Serbo-Croatian dialects) = papirhiljadaхиљадаkhiliásχιλιάς[a] thousand (1000)AG; Synonym (in Croatian dialects) = tisućahlorхлорχλωρόςkhlōróschlorineAG; Synonym (in Croatian dialects) = klorhorхорkhorósχορόςchorus, choirSynonym (in Croatian dialects) = koridiotидиотidiṓtēsἰδιώτηςidiotvia Latin ← AGikonaиконаeikónaεικόναiconironijaиронијаeírōneíaειρωνείαironyAGistorijaисторијаistoríaἱστορίαhistoryAG; Bosnian form of historija is derived from the Latin historia; in standard Croatian, historija denotes the academic study of history, while preferring povijest for history as a past reality. Ekavian form povest is seldom used in Serbia.kadaкадаkádosκάδοςbathtubvia Latin ← AGkalemкалемkálamosκάλαμοςreelvia Turkish ← Arabic ← AGkaminкаминkáminosκάμινος hearth, fireplacevia Latin ← AGkeramikaкерамикаkeramikósκεραμικός ceramicsAGkestenкестенkástanaκάστανα chestnutvia Turkish ← AGkitкитkȇtosκῆτος whale AGklisuraклисураkleisoúra κλεισούραgorgeMedieval Greekkomadкомадkommátionκομμάτιονpiece, part, parcel, fragmentAGkopitoкопитоkoptohoofkredaкредаKrḗtēΚρήτη chalk, Cretaceousvia Latin ← AGkrevetкрeветkreváti (MG) / krábbatos (AG)κρεβάτι (MG) / κράββατος (AG)bedvia Ottoman Turkish ← MG ← AGkutijaкутијаkoutíκουτίboxvia Ottoman Turkish ← AGlivadaливадаlivádiλιβάδιmeadowMGmanaманаmánnaμάνναmannavia Latin ← AG, originally Hebrewmanastirманастирmonastḗrionμοναστήριονmonastery, cloistervia Latin ← AG; Synonym (in Croatian dialects) = samostanmelodijaмелодијаmelōidíaμελῳδίαmelodyvia Latin ← AGmirisмирисmýronμύρον smellAGmirodijaмиродијаmyrodiáμυρωδιάaromatic spiceMGmitмитmŷthosμῦθοςmythAGmuzejмузејΜουσεῖονMouseîonmuseumvia Latin ← AGnaftaнафтаnáphthaνάφθαpetroleum, diesel fuel (slang)via Latin ← AGokeanокеанṓkeanósὠκεανόςoceanvia Latin ← AG; Synonym (in Croatian dialects) = oceanorgazamоргазамorgasmósοργασμόςorgasmvia Latin ← AGorgijaоргијаórgiaὄργιαorgyAGpapaпапаpapásπαπάςPopevia Latin ← AGpatosпатосpátosπάτοςfloorAG; Synonym (in all Serbo-Croatian dialects) = podpâtosпа̂тосpáthosπάθοςpathosAGparanojaпаранојаparánoiaπαράνοιαparanoiavia Neo-Latin ← AGparastosпарастосparástasisπαράστασιςdirgepasuljпасуљfasóli (MG) / phásēlos (AG) φασόλι (MG) / φάσηλος (AG)beanvia Hungarian ← MG ← AG; Synonym (in Croatian dialects) = grahpauzaпаузаpaûsisπαῦσιςpausevia German ← Latin ← AGpitaпитаpítaπίταpie, pitavia Turkish ← Medieval Greekplastikaпластикаplastikósπλαστικόςplasticvia LatinpleromaплеромаplḗrōmaπλήρωμαPleromaAGpopпопpapásπαπάςpriestvia Proto-Slavic ← Old German German ← AGpraksaпраксаprȃksisπρᾶξιςusage, use, practice, professionAGputirпутирpotḗrποτήρchaliceAG; Synonym (in Croatian dialects) = kaležsferaсфераsphaĩraσφαῖραsphereAGsidroсидроsídirosσίδηροςanchorsistemсистемsýstemaσύστημαsystemAGskandalскандалskándalonσκάνδαλονscandalvia German ← Latin ← AGstadionстадионstádionστάδιονstadium, stadionAGsubotaсуботаsávvatonσάββατονSaturdayvia Latin ← AG, originally Hebrewsulundarсулундарsōlēnárionσωληνάριονstove-pipevia Turkish ← MG ← AGtalasталасthálassaθάλασσαwind wavevia Turkish ← AG; Synonym (in western Serbo-Croatian dialects) = valtalenatталенатtálantonτάλαντονtalentAG; tehnikaтехникаtekhnikósτεχνικόςtechnique, technologyAGtiganjтигањtigániτηγάνιpan (saucepan)via TurkishtipтипtýposτύποςtypeAG
See also Arabic-Persian-Greek-Serbian Conversation Textbook
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