Meanings
proper noun
- The dialect of Ancient Greek used on Euboea and other islands in the Aegean Sea and in parts of Asia Minor, from around 1000 to 300 B.C.E., closely related to Attic Greek and contributing a great deal to Epic Greek. The language of Herodotus, Hippocrates, and Archilochus.
Synonyms: Ionian Greek, Ionic
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe dialect of Ancient Greek used on Euboea and other islands in the Aegean Sea and in parts of Asia Minor, from around 1000 to 300 B.C.E., closely related to Attic Greek and contributing a great deal to Epic Greek. The language of Herodotus, Hippocrates, and Archilochus.
Similar
Ionian GreekIonic
Translations
Ancient Greek Ἰ̆ά̆ς
- Ἰ̆ά̆ς (Ĭá̆s)dialect of Ancient Greek used on Euboea and elsewhere ~1000–300 BC
Finnish joonialainen
- joonialainendialect of Ancient Greek used on Euboea and elsewhere ~1000–300 BC
French ionien
- ioniendialect of Ancient Greek used on Euboea and elsewhere ~1000–300 BC
Latin Ias
- Iasdialect of Ancient Greek used on Euboea and elsewhere ~1000–300 BC
Polish dialekt joński
- dialekt jońskidialect of Ancient Greek used on Euboea and elsewhere ~1000–300 BC
Welsh Ïoneg
- Ïonegdialect of Ancient Greek used on Euboea and elsewhere ~1000–300 BC
Cite this entry
APA
Ionic Greek. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ionic%20Greek
MLA
“Ionic Greek.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ionic%20Greek. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ionic Greek,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ionic%20Greek.
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