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Hellenic
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English
Etymology
en grc Ἑλληνικός of or pertaining to Greece or Greeks, from en grc Ἑλλάς Greece. +suf en Hellen ic. c 1640.
Pronunciation
en /həˈlɛnɪk/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hellenic.wav Southern England
en ɛnɪk 3
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period.
Of or pertaining to Hellas (Greece) or the Hellenes (Greeks).
en not comparable Of or derived from Ancient Greek.
Synonyms
Ancient only Grecian
en Greek
Derived terms
en Hellenically Hellenicist Hellenicity Italo-Hellenic neo-Hellenic Neo-Hellenic Panhellenic prehellenic protohellenic
Translations
of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Azerbaijani: az ellin
Bengali: bn হেলেনী
Bulgarian: bg древногръцки
Catalan: ca hel·lènic
Dutch: nl Oud-Grieks, nl Helleens
Esperanto: eo helena
Finnish: fi helleeninen
French: fr hellène
Georgian: ka ელინური, ka ბერძნული, ka ძველბერძნული
German: de hellenisch
Greek: el ελληνικός m
Ancient Greek: grc Ἑλληνικός
Hebrew: he הלני m heleni
Irish: ga Heilléanach, ga Gréagach
Macedonian: mk елински
Persian: fa هلنی heleni
Polish: pl helleński, pl starogrecki
Portuguese: pt helénico Portugal, pt helênico Brazil
Romanian: ro elen, ro elenic, ro elinesc
Russian: ru э́ллинский, ru гре́ческий, ru древнегре́ческий
Spanish: es helénico
Swedish: sv hellensk
Yiddish: yi העללעניק
of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
Bengali: bn হেলেনী
Bulgarian: bg елински
Czech: cs helénský
Dutch: nl Grieks, nl Helleens
Esperanto: eo helena
Finnish: fi helleeninen
French: fr hellénique
Georgian: ka ელინური
Greek: el ελληνικός m
Hebrew: he הלני m heleni
Irish: ga Heilléanach
Polish: pl helleński
Portuguese: pt helénico Portugal, pt helênico Brazil
Romanian: ro elen
Russian: ru э́ллинский
Spanish: es helénico
Ukrainian: uk еллінський m ellíns'kyj
Proper noun
The Greek language and its dialects from the earliest records (Linear B inscriptions, about 1600-1300 ) to the present Modern Greek.
Derived terms
en Hellenic Republic Hellenisation, Hellenization Hellenise, Hellenize Helleniser, Hellenizer Hellenism Hellenist Hellenistic Hellenistical
Translations
language
Bengali: bn হেলেনী ভাষা
Finnish: fi kreikka
French: fr hellénique
Irish: ga Heilléinic f
Romanian: ro elenă f, ro elină f
Related terms
en Helladic Hellas Hellen Hellene
Anagrams
en ceehilln chenille
en Greek
en 3-syllable words relational adjectives
en Nationalities Ancient Greece Language families