How do you pronounce hellenic?

The recorded pronunciation is /həˈlɛnɪk/.

Where does hellenic come from?

It is traced to Ancient Greek. First known use: First attested in c. 1640.

hellenic

/həˈlɛnɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: hel-lenic
IPA: /həˈlɛnɪk/

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Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the Ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period.

adj

Of or pertaining to Hellas (Greece) or the Hellenes (Greeks).

adj

Of or derived from Ancient Greek.

name

The Greek language and its dialects from the earliest records (Linear B inscriptions, about 1600-1300 B.C.E.) to the present Modern Greek.

Etymology

Learned 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.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek
First known use: First attested in c. 1640

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἑλλάς

Inflected Forms

more Hellenic (comparative) most Hellenic (superlative)

Derived Forms

Hellenisation Hellenization Hellenise Hellenize Helleniser Hellenizer Hellenism Hellenist Hellenistic Hellenistical

Phrases

Hellenic Republic

Frequently Paired Words

Helladic Hellas Hellen Hellene

Synonyms

Grecian Greek hellenistic hellenistical hellenic language

Rhymes With

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