adj · name · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/həˈlɛnɪk/
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rhymes with -ɛnɪk
CMU ARPABET:HH AH0 L EH1 N IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the Ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to Hellas (Greece) or the Hellenes (Greeks).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Of or derived from Ancient Greek.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
name
Meaning 4
The Greek language and its dialects from the earliest records (Linear B inscriptions, about 1600-1300 B.C.E.) to the present Modern Greek.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Hellenistic, Hellenistical
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Greek mythology
a Grecian robe
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Greek, Grecian
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; "classical
Narrower terms: Modern Greek, New Greek, Late Greek, Medieval Greek, Middle Greek, Byzantine Greek, Koine, Ancient Greek
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
ellin
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Bengali:
হেলেনী
(heleni)
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Bulgarian:
древногръцки
(drevnogrǎcki)
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Catalan:
hel·lènic
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Dutch:
Oud-Grieks
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Dutch:
Helleens
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Esperanto:
helena
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Finnish:
helleeninen
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
French:
hellène
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Georgian:
ელინური
(elinuri)
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Georgian:
ბერძნული
(berʒnuli)
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Georgian:
ძველბერძნული
(ʒvelberʒnuli)
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
German:
hellenisch
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Greek:
ελληνικός
(ellinikós)
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Ancient Greek:
Ἑλληνικός
(Hellēnikós)
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Hebrew:
הלני
(heleni)
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Irish:
Heilléanach
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Irish:
Gréagach
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Macedonian:
елински
(elinski)
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Persian:
هلنی
(heleni)
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Polish:
helleński
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Portuguese:
helénico
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Portuguese:
helênico
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Romanian:
elen
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Romanian:
elenic
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Romanian:
elinesc
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Russian:
э́ллинский
(éllinskij)
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Russian:
гре́ческий
(gréčeskij)
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Russian:
древнегре́ческий
(drevnegréčeskij)
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Spanish:
helénico
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Swedish:
hellensk
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Yiddish:
העללעניק
(hellenik)
— of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Bengali:
হেলেনী
(heleni)
— of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
Bulgarian:
елински
(elinski)
— of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
Czech:
helénský
— of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
Dutch:
Grieks
— of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
Dutch:
Helleens
— of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
Esperanto:
helena
— of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
Finnish:
helleeninen
— of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
French:
hellénique
— of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
Georgian:
ელინური
(elinuri)
— of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
Greek:
ελληνικός
(ellinikós)
— of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
Hebrew:
הלני
(heleni)
— of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
Irish:
Heilléanach
— of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
Portuguese:
helénico
— of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
Portuguese:
helênico
— of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
Romanian:
elen
— of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
Russian:
э́ллинский
(éllinskij)
— of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
Spanish:
helénico
— of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
Ukrainian:
еллінський
(ellíns'kyj)
— of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
