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Webster 1913 Edition

Hellene

Hel′lene

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK].]
A native of either ancient or modern Greece; a Greek.
Brewer.

Definition 2024

Hellene

Hellene

See also: hellene, ****ène, and ****ène

English

Noun

Hellene ‎(plural Hellenes)

  1. a Greek, especially an ancient Greek

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Translations

References

  1. ↑ Robert S. P. Beekes, Greek etymological dictionary

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɛˈleːnə/

Noun

Hellene m ‎(genitive Hellenen, plural Hellenen, feminine Hellenin)

  1. Hellene (person)

Declension

hellene

hellene

See also: Hellene, ****ène, and ****ène

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

hellene m, f

  1. definite plural of helle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hellene f

  1. definite plural of helle

Etymology

From Ἕλληνες ‎(Héllēnes, “Greeks”), most probably a derivation of Ἑλλοί or Σελλοί, the Greek inhabitants of the area around the sanctuary of Dodona (Δωδώνη), itself of pre-Greek origin.[1]. In Greek mythology Ἕλλην ‎(Héllēn), whom the Ἕλληνες ‎(Héllēnes, “Greeks”) were named after, was the son of Δευκαλίων ‎(Deukalíōn) and Πύῤῥα ‎(Púrrha).

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