Romaic

[ roh-mey-ik ]

/ roʊˈmeɪ ɪk /

of or relating to modern Greece, its inhabitants, or their language.

Origin of Romaic

1800–10; < Greek Rhōmaïkós Roman, equivalent to Rhōma(îos) Roman + -ikos -ic

The latter sentence she spoke in her broken Romaic, and in a tone which showed her agitation.

The Pirate of the Mediterranean |W.H.G. Kingston
I fear you will injure your Hellenism with this Romaic jargon.

Letters to an Unknown |Prosper Mrime
Or at least he made use of an equally elegant expression answering to the above in the Romaic.

The Pirate of the Mediterranean |W.H.G. Kingston
The characters are in cramped Romaic Greek, the paper is yellow, the ink faded with age.

Lafcadio Hearn |Nina H. Kennard

The copy has a few errors which I will try to expunge, though I have nearly forgotten my Romaic.

The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920 |Various

Romaic

/ (rəʊˈmeɪɪk) obsolete /

the modern Greek vernacular, esp Demotic

of or relating to Greek, esp Demotic

C19: from Greek Rhōmaikos Roman, with reference to the Eastern Roman Empire