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Hellene

Hellene noun: a Greek, especially an Ancient Greek.

Noun

Hellene (plural Hellenes)

  1. A Greek, especially an Ancient Greek.
    Synonyms:
    Hellenian

Synonyms of Hellene

Forms of Hellene

pluralHellenes

Origin of Hellene

From Ἕλληνες (Héllēnes, “Greeks”), most probably a derivation of Ἑλλοί (Helloí) or Σελλοί (Selloí), the Greek inhabitants of the area around the sanctuary of Dodona (Δωδώνη (Dōdṓnē)). In Greek mythology Ἕλλην (Héllēn), whom the Ἕλληνες (Héllēnes, “Greeks”) were named after, was the son of Δευκαλίων (Deukalíōn) and Πύρρα (Púrrha).

Words formed from Hellene

Questions about Hellene

What does Hellene mean?
Hellene means a Greek, especially an Ancient Greek.
What part of speech is Hellene?
Hellene is a noun.
What is the plural of Hellene?
The plural of Hellene is Hellenes.

Words near Hellene in the dictionary

  1. helled around
  2. hellektro
  3. Hellelt
  4. Hellen
  5. Hellendoorn
  6. Hellene
  7. Hellenes
  8. Hellenga
  9. Hellenian
  10. Hellenians
  11. Hellenic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Hellene (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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