Category:Greek terms by usage

Greek terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.

• Category:Greek archaic terms: Greek terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature and still sometimes used for special effect.
• Category:Greek autological terms: Greek terms that possess the property they themselves describe.
• Category:Greek childish terms: Greek terms that are typically only used by, or to, children.
• Category:Greek colloquialisms: Greek terms that are likely to be used primarily in casual conversation rather than in more formal written works, speeches, and discourse.
• Category:Greek dated terms: Greek terms that are no longer fashionable, thus are anachronistic.
• Category:Greek derogatory terms: Greek terms that are intended to disparage, demean, insult or offend.
• Category:Greek dialectal terms: Greek terms that are not used in standard language but only in dialects.
• Category:Greek ecclesiastical terms: Greek terms used only by religious figures.
• Category:Greek endearing terms: Greek terms that are used to show affection or endearment to another person.
• Category:Greek expressive terms: Greek terms with additional expressive content compared with the basic meaning of the term.
• Category:Greek familiar terms: Greek terms whose use is typically to contexts of friendly intimacy.
• Category:Greek formal terms: Greek terms whose use is typically restricted to polite, ceremonious, non-casual contexts.
• Category:Greek higher register terms: Greek terms belonging to a higher linguistic register, such as literary terms; such terms are somewhat less common or known.
• Category:Greek historical terms: Greek terms that refer to obsolete things or concepts.
• Category:Greek honorific terms: Greek honorific terms, which are used to show deference and respect.
• Category:Greek humorous terms: Greek terms that are humorous, amusing or joking.
• Category:Greek informal terms: Greek terms whose use is typically restricted to casual, non‐ceremonious conversations.
• Category:Greek nonstandard terms: Greek terms that are considered improper, incorrect or commonly misused.
• Category:Greek obsolete terms: Greek terms that are no longer in current use, but found in older texts.
• Category:Greek offensive terms: Greek terms that are typically considered to offend people.
• Category:Greek placeholder terms: Greek terms used to refer to items for which one does not know or cannot recall the name, or is unable to or does not care to specify precisely.
• Category:Greek poetic terms: Greek terms whose usage is typically restricted to works of poetry.
• Category:Greek polite terms: Greek polite terms, which are used to show deference and respect.
• Category:Greek proscribed terms: Greek terms whose usage is proscribed; thus, they are considered wrong according to prescriptive sources.
• Category:Greek rare terms: Greek terms that are rare in general use, for whatever reason.
• Category:Greek short forms: Greek terms that are short forms of other terms, often used informally.
• Category:Greek slang: Greek colloquial terms that are typically used to mark membership in a cultural subgroup.
• Category:Greek terms of address: Greek terms used to refer to another person.
• Category:Greek terms used only in songs: Greek terms only used in songs and chants.
• Category:Greek terms with archaic senses: Greek terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature and still sometimes used for special effect.
• Category:Greek terms with historical senses: Greek terms with senses that refer to things or concepts mainly known for their historical value.
• Category:Greek terms with obsolete senses: Greek terms that are no longer in current use, but found in older texts.
• Category:Greek terms with rare senses: Greek rarely used terms or terms with rarely used senses.
• Category:Greek terms with uncommon senses: Greek uncommonly used terms or terms with uncommonly used senses.
• Category:Greek trademarks: Greek terms that identify legal entities, their products and services, by means of legal protection — to some extent, in a number of jurisdictions — against unauthorized use of the terms.
• Category:Greek uncommon terms: Greek uncommonly used terms.
• Category:Greek vulgarities: Greek terms whose tone (rather than the meaning) is offensive to polite company.