Meanings
adjectiveHellenic (comparative more Hellenic, superlative most Hellenic)
comparative more Hellenic · superlative most Hellenic
- Of or pertaining to the Ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period.
- not comparableOf or derived from Ancient Greek.
proper noun
- The Greek language and its dialects from the earliest records (Linear B inscriptions, about 1600-1300 B.C.E.) to the present Modern Greek.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverelating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization
Similar
adjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
nounthe Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
Similar
GreekHellenic language
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient GreekἙλλάς“Greece”
- Ancient GreekἙλληνικός“of or pertaining to Greece or Greeks”
- EnglishHellenic
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.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ἑλληνικός
- Ἑλληνικός (Hellēnikós)of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Bengali হেলেনী, হেলেনী
- হেলেনী (heleni)of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
- হেলেনী (heleni)of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
- হেলেনী ভাষা (heleni bhaśa)language
Bulgarian елински, древногръцки
- елински (elinski)of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
- древногръцки (drevnogrăcki)of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Catalan hel·lènic
- hel·lènicof or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Czech helénský
- helénskýof or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
Dutch Grieks, Helleens
- Grieksof or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
- Helleensof or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
- Oud-Grieksof or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
- Helleensof or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Esperanto helena, helena
- helenaof or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
- helenaof or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Finnish helleeninen, helleeninen
- helleeninenof or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
- helleeninenof or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
- kreikkalanguage
French hellénique, hellène
- helléniqueof or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
- hellèneof or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
- helléniquelanguage
German hellenisch
- hellenischof or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Greek ελληνικός, ελληνικός
- ελληνικός (ellinikós)of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
- ελληνικός (ellinikós)of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Hebrew הלני, הלני
- הלני (heleni)of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
- הלני (heleni)of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Irish Heilléanach, Heilléanach
- Heilléanachof or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
- Heilléanachof or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
- Gréagachof or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
- Heilléiniclanguage
Persian هلنی
- هلنی (heleni)of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Polish helleński
- helleńskiof or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Portuguese helénico, helênico
- helénicoof or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
- helênicoof or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
- helénicoof or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
- helênicoof or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Romanian elen, elen
- elenof or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
- elenof or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
- elenicof or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
- elinescof or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
- elenălanguage
- elinălanguage
Russian э́ллинский, э́ллинский
- э́ллинский (éllinskij)of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
- э́ллинский (éllinskij)of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
- гре́ческий (gréčeskij)of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
- древнегре́ческий (drevnegréčeskij)of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Spanish helénico, helénico
- helénicoof or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
- helénicoof or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Swedish hellensk
- hellenskof or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Ukrainian еллінський
- еллінський (ellíns'kyj)of or relating to Hellas or the Hellenes
Yiddish העללעניק
- העללעניק (hellenik)of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Hellenic
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Cite this entry
APA
Hellenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hellenic
MLA
“Hellenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hellenic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hellenic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hellenic.
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