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hellene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
hel-lene
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Greek, especially an Ancient Greek.

Etymology

From Ἕλληνες (Héllēnes, “Greeks”), most probably a derivation of Ἑλλοί (Helloí) or Σελλοί (Selloí), the Greek inhabitants of the area around the sanctuary of Dodona (Δωδώνη (Dōdṓnē)). In Greek mythology Ἕλλην (Héllēn), whom the Ἕλληνες (Héllēnes, “Greeks”) were named after, was the son of Δευκαλίων (Deukalíōn) and Πύρρα (Púrrha).

Inflected Forms

Hellenes (plural)

Derived Forms

Hellen Hellenic Hellenisation Hellenization Hellenise Hellenize Helleniser Hellenizer Hellenism Hellenist Hellenistic Hellenistical

Frequently Paired Words

Helladic Hellas

Synonyms

Hellenian greek

Questions

What does hellene mean?
A Greek, especially an Ancient Greek.
Where does hellene come from?
From Ἕλληνες (Héllēnes, “Greeks”), most probably a derivation of Ἑλλοί (Helloí) or Σελλοί (Selloí), the Greek inhabitants of the area around the sanctuary of Dodona (Δωδώνη (Dōdṓnē)). In Greek mythology Ἕλλην (Héllēn), whom the Ἕλληνες (Héllēnes, “Greeks”) were named after, was the son of Δευκαλίων (Deukalíōn) and Πύρρα (Púrrha).

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