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Iliad

name · noun · 4 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈɪliˌæd/
  • US: /ˈɪli.əd/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: IH1 L IY0 AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

An Ancient Greek epic poem, ascribed to Homer, which depicts events near the end of the Trojan War.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Coordinate term: Odyssey

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the above-mentioned Homeric text.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Any long tragic story.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: epic poem, heroic poem, epic, epos

History

Etymology

From Latin Iliadis, genitive of Ilias, from Ancient Greek Ἰλιάς (Iliás), the poem about Ἴλιον (Ílion, an alternative name for Troy). By surface analysis, Ili- + -ad.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: الإِلْيَاذَة (al-ʔilyāḏa) — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Armenian: Իլիական (Iliakan) — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Catalan: Ilíada — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Chinese Mandarin: 伊利亞特 /伊利亚特 (Yīlìyǎtè) — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Danish: Iliaden — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Dutch: Ilias — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Esperanto: Iliado — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • French: Iliade — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Georgian: ილიადა (iliada) — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • German: Ilias — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • German: Iliade — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Bavarian German: Ilias — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Greek: Ιλιάδα (Iliáda) — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Ancient Greek: Ἰλιάς (Iliás) — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Hindi: ईलियद (īliyad) — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Hindi: इलियाड (iliyāḍ) — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Hungarian: Iliász — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Icelandic: Ilíonskviða — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Italian: Iliade — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Japanese: イーリアス (Īriasu) — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Korean: 일리아드 (Illiadeu) — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Korean: 일리아스 (Illiaseu) — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Latin: Īlias — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Lithuanian: Ilijada — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Macedonian: Илијада (Ilijada) — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Mingrelian: ილიადა (iliada) — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Portuguese: Ilíada — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Romanian: Iliada — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Russian: Илиа́да (Iliáda) — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ilijada — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Spanish: Ilíada — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Swedish: Iliaden — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Tagalog: Ilyada — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Tamil: இலியட் (iliyaṭ) — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War
  • Ukrainian: Іліада (Iliada) — ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War