Hellenic
Of or pertaining to the Ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic…Of or pertaining to the Ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period.
Meaning
3 sensesOf or pertaining to the Ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period.
relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization
Of or pertaining to Hellas (Greece) or the Hellenes (Greeks).
э́ллинскийéllinskij
еллінськийellíns'kyj
of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
(not comparable)Of or derived from Ancient Greek.
hellenisch
э́ллинскийéllinskij, гре́ческийgréčeskij, древнегре́ческийdrevnegréčeskij
Examples
1 sentencesModern Greek and Tsakonian are Hellenic languages.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἑλληνικός (Hellēnikós, “of or pertaining to Greece orLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἑλληνικός (Hellēnikós, “of or pertaining to Greece or Greeks”), from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás, “Greece”). By surface analysis, Hellen + -ic. First attested in c. 1640.
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Forms
more Hellenic, most Hellenic| Comparative | more Hellenic Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most Hellenic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization:HellenisticHellenistical
- of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language:GreekGrecian
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form