Hellespont

English thumb|Location of the Hellespont (in yellow). Etymology From en grc Ἑλλήσποντος. Pronunciation en /ˈhɛl.ɪ.spɒnt/ UK en /ˈhɛl.ɪs.pɑnt/ US Proper noun the Hellespont en historical The strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west. That he who has the time should lack the force, that she who has the force should lack the time! That a trifling and in all probability tractable obstruction of some endocrinal Bandusia, that a mere matter of forty-five or fifty minutes by the clock, should as effectively as death itself, or as the Hellespont, separate lovers. Synonyms en Dardanelles Derived terms en Hellespontian Hellespontic Hellespontine Translations strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea Armenian: hy Հելլեսպոնտոս Catalan: ca Hel·lespont m Finnish: fi Hellespontos French: fr Hellespont m Galician: gl Dardanelos Georgian: ka ჰელესპონტი, ka ჰელესპონტის სრუტე German: de Hellespont m Greek: el Ελλήσποντος m Ancient Greek: grc Ἑλλήσποντος m Hungarian: hu Hellészpontosz Irish: ga Heilléaspontas m Latin: la Hellēspontus m Marathi: mr हेलिस्पाँट Russian: ru Геллеспо́нт m Spanish: es Helesponto m