Phrase guide

Ancient Greek

adj · name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Alternative letter-case form of ancient Greek (“of or relating to Ancient Greece”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, not-comparable

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to Ancient Greece.

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Usage: not-comparable

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name

Meaning 3

Any of the various forms of the Greek language of classical antiquity, particularly the classical Attic dialect used in Athenian literature.

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4

name

Meaning 4

Alternative letter-case form of Ancient Greek.

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Usage: alt-of

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Alternative letter-case form of ancient Greek (“a native or inhabitant of Ancient Greece”).

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Usage: alt-of

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noun

Meaning 6

A native or inhabitant of Ancient Greece.

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noun

Meaning 7

the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Greek, Hellenic, Hellenic language

Narrower terms: Attic, Ionic, Ionic dialect, Classical Greek, Aeolic, Aeolic dialect, Eolic, Arcadic, Arcadic dialect, Doric, Doric dialect

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

81 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: grec de l'Antiquité — Translations
  • French: grec antique — Translations
  • French: grec ancien — Translations
  • Arabic: اللُّغَة الْيُونَانِيَّة الْقَدِيمَة (al-luḡa l-yūnāniyya l-qadīma) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Arabic: الإِغْرِيقِيَّة (al-ʔiḡrīqiyya) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Arabic: اللُّغَة الإِغْرِيقِيَّة (al-luḡa l-ʔiḡrīqiyya) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Armenian: հին հունարեն (hin hunaren) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Belarusian: старажытнагрэ́цкая мо́ва (staražytnahréckaja móva) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Belarusian: старажытнагрэ́чаская мо́ва (staražytnahréčaskaja móva) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Bengali: কদীম ইউনানী ভাষা (kodim iunani bhaśa) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Breton: henc'hresianeg — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Bulgarian: старогръ́цки (starogrǎ́cki) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Catalan: grec antic — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 古希臘語 /古希腊语 (gǔ Xīlàyǔ) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 古代希臘語 /古代希腊语 (gǔdài Xīlàyǔ) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Corsican: grecu anticu — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Czech: starořečtina — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Danish: oldgræsk — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Dutch: Oudgrieks — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Esperanto: malnovgreka — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Esperanto: antikva greka lingvo — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Esperanto: malnovgreka lingvo — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Faroese: forngrikskt — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Finnish: muinaiskreikka — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • French: grec ancien — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • French: grec antique — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • West-Frisian: Aldgryksk — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • West-Frisian: Ald-Gryksk — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Galician: grego antigo — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Georgian: ძველი ბერძნული ენა (ʒveli berʒnuli ena) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Georgian: ძველბერძნული ენა (ʒvelberʒnuli ena) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Georgian: ძველი ბერძნული (ʒveli berʒnuli) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Georgian: ძველბერძნული (ʒvelberʒnuli) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • German: Altgriechisch — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Greek: αρχαία ελληνικά (archaía elliniká) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Ancient Greek: Ἑλληνική (Hellēnikḗ) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Hindi: प्राचीन यूनानी (prācīn yūnānī) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Hungarian: ógörög — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Icelandic: forngríska — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Interlingua: lingua grec ancian — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Interlingua: greco ancian — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Irish: Sean-Ghréigis — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Italian: greco antico — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Japanese: 古代ギリシャ語 (kodai Girisha-go) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Korean: 고대 그리스어 (godae geuriseueo) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Korean: 희랍어 (huirabeo) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Northern Kurdish: yewnaniya kevn — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Latin: graece antique — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Latvian: sengrieķu valoda — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Lithuanian: senovės graikų kalba — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Macedonian: старогр́чки (starogŕčki) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Marathi: प्राचीन ग्रीक (prācīn grīk) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gammelgresk — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Occitan: grèc antic — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Occitan: grèc ancian — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Polish: starożytna greka — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Portuguese: grego antigo — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Romanian: greaca antică — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Romanian: greaca veche — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Russian: древнегре́ческий язы́к (drevnegréčeskij jazýk) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Russian: древнегре́ческий (drevnegréčeskij) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Scots: Auncient Greek — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Scottish Gaelic: Seann Ghreugais — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Serbo-Croatian: старогрчки — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Serbo-Croatian: starogrčki — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Slovak: starogréčtina — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Spanish: griego antiguo — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Swedish: klassisk grekiska — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Swedish: gammalgrekiska — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Swedish: antik grekiska — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Turkish: Antik Yunanca — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Turkish: Eski Yunanca — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Turkish: Grekçe — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Ukrainian: давньогре́цька мо́ва (davnʹohrécʹka móva) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Vietnamese: tiếng Hy Lạp cổ đại — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Welsh: Hen Roeg — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • Yakut: былыргы гириэк тыла (bïlïrgï giriek tïla) — the Greek language of classical antiquity
  • French: Grec de l'Antiquité — Translations
  • French: Grecque de l'Antiquité — Translations
  • French: ancien Grec — Translations
  • French: ancienne Grecque — Translations