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Pelasgian

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the Pelasgians, their culture, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: Pelasgic

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The language spoken by the Pelasgians.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1869, Journal of the Ethnological Society of London, New Series, Volume 1, Ethnological Society of London, Trübner and Co. page 324, Pelasgian, therefore, is regarded by him as convertible with Illyrian, and that with Gueg, subject to modifications of Tosk and relations therewith.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An inhabitant of pre-Hellenic Greece.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πελασγός (Pelasgós) + -ian, presumably based on a Pre-Greek ethnonym. Compare Egyptian pwrꜣsꜣtj, an ethnonym listed as one of the Sea Peoples attacking Egypt around 1190 BCE.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: pelasgický — pertaining to Pelasgians
  • Dutch: Pelasgisch — pertaining to Pelasgians
  • German: pelasgisch — pertaining to Pelasgians
  • Ancient Greek: Πελασγῐκός (Pelasgĭkós) — pertaining to Pelasgians
  • Latin: Pelasgus — pertaining to Pelasgians
  • German: Pelasgisch — language of the Pelasgians
  • Czech: Pelasg — inhabitant of pre-Hellenic or proto-Hellenic Greece
  • Dutch: Pelasgiër — inhabitant of pre-Hellenic or proto-Hellenic Greece
  • French: Pélasges — inhabitant of pre-Hellenic or proto-Hellenic Greece
  • German: Pelasger — inhabitant of pre-Hellenic or proto-Hellenic Greece
  • Ancient Greek: Πελασγός (Pelasgós) — inhabitant of pre-Hellenic or proto-Hellenic Greece
  • Latin: Pelasgus — inhabitant of pre-Hellenic or proto-Hellenic Greece