Hellenic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; ; "classical

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɪpləs/

🇬🇧British English

/hɛlˈɛnɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hɛlˈɛnɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈɪpləs/.

Examples

classical mythology
Greek mythology
a Grecian robe

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Greek Grecian classical Hellenistic Hellenistical classic Hellenic language Graeco-Roman Greco-Roman

Parts of Speech

noun	the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
adjective	of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; ; "classical “classical mythology”
adjective	relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization
adjective	of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language “Greek mythology”

Word Forms

Greek	adjective	of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
Hellenic	adjective	of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
Hellenism	noun	the principles and ideals associated with classical Greek civilization
Greek	noun	a native or inhabitant of Greece
Hellenic	noun	the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
Hellene	noun	a native or inhabitant of Greece

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hellenisch

der hellenische Zweig der indogermanischen Sprachfamilie

🇫🇷French

hellénique

la branche hellénique de la famille des langues indo-européennes

🇪🇸Spanish

helénico

la rama helénica de la familia de lenguas indoeuropeas

🇮🇹Italian

ellenico

il ramo ellenico della famiglia delle lingue indoeuropee

🇳🇱Dutch

Helleens

de Helleense tak van de Indo-Europese talenfamilie

🇵🇹Portuguese

helênico

o ramo helênico da família de línguas indo-europeias

🇷🇺Russian

эллинский

эллинская ветвь индоевропейской семьи языков.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

यूनानी

भाषाओं के इंडो-यूरोपीय परिवार की हेलेनिक शाखा

🇧🇩Bengali

হেলেনিক

ভাষাগুলির ইন্দো-ইউরোপীয় পরিবারের হেলেনিক শাখা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஹெலனிக்

இந்தோ-ஐரோப்பிய மொழிகளின் குடும்பத்தின் ஹெலனிக் கிளை

🇮🇳Telugu

హెలెనిక్

ఇండో-యూరోపియన్ భాషల కుటుంబానికి చెందిన హెలెనిక్ శాఖ

🇮🇳Marathi

हेलेनिक

भाषांच्या इंडो-युरोपियन कुटुंबाची हेलेनिक शाखा

🇮🇳Gujarati

હેલેનિક

ભાષાઓના ઈન્ડો-યુરોપિયન પરિવારની હેલેનિક શાખા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆಲೆನಿಕ್

ಇಂಡೋ-ಯುರೋಪಿಯನ್ ಭಾಷೆಗಳ ಕುಟುಂಬದ ಹೆಲೆನಿಕ್ ಶಾಖೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹെലനിക്

ഇൻഡോ-യൂറോപ്യൻ ഭാഷാ കുടുംബത്തിൻ്റെ ഹെല്ലനിക് ശാഖ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਰਕ

ਭਾਸ਼ਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਇੰਡੋ-ਯੂਰਪੀਅਨ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਦੀ ਹੇਲੇਨਿਕ ਸ਼ਾਖਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

یونانی

زبانوں کے ہند-یورپی خاندان کی ہیلینک شاخ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

希腊的

印欧语系希腊语支

🇯🇵Japanese

ギリシャの

インド・ヨーロッパ語族のギリシャ語派

🇰🇷Korean

그리스 어

인도유럽어족의 헬라어파

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếng Hy Lạp

nhánh Hy Lạp của ngữ hệ Ấn-Âu

🇹🇭Thai

กรีก

สาขาภาษากรีกของตระกูลภาษาอินโด-ยูโรเปียน

🇮🇩Indonesian

Yunani

cabang Hellenic dari rumpun bahasa Indo-Eropa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الهيلينية

الفرع الهيليني لعائلة اللغات الهندية الأوروبية

🇮🇷Persian

یونانی

شاخه هلنی از خانواده زبان های هند و اروپایی

🇹🇷Turkish

Helenik

Hint-Avrupa dil ailesinin Helen kolu

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֵלֵנִי

הענף ההלני של משפחת השפות ההודו-אירופיות

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