ντεμέκ

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دیمك (demek, “so, that is to say”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈmek/
• Hyphenation: ντε‧μέκ

Adverb

ντεμέκ • (ntemék)

1. (colloquial, informal) allegedly, supposedly

   Synonyms: δήθεν (díthen), τάχα (tácha)

References

• “ντεμέκ”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998