Hellenicadj.n.

Brit.

/hᵻˈlɛnɪk/,

/hɛˈlɛnɪk/, U.S.

/hɛˈlɛnɪk/

Forms: 1600s Hellenick, 1700s– Hellenic, 1800s Ellenic.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek Ἑλληνικός.

Etymology: < ancient Greek Ἑλληνικός of or relating to the Hellenes or Greeks < Ἕλλην Hellene n. + -ικός -ic suffix. With use as noun compare ancient Greek Ἑλληνική Greek language (New Testament), use as noun (short for Ἑλληνικὴ γλῶσσα ) of feminine of Ἑλληνικός . See also Hellenics n.

A. adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hellenes or Greeks; Greek, Grecian; (Archaeology) of or belonging to the period of ancient Greek culture extending from the beginning of the Iron Age (11th cent. b.c.) to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 b.c.Hellenic is also used more narrowly, to refer to the classical period of Greek civilization and culture, between 490 b.c. and the death of Alexander.neo-, Pan-, phil-, pre-Hellenic: see the first element.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Greeks > [adjective]

Grecana1400

Greekc1400

Gregion1513

Greekisha1568

Grecian1577

Grecanic1601

pan-Ionian1613

Hellenic1644

Grecanical1678

Hellenian1740

Helladian1773

Helladic1779

Greek-like1847

Panhellenic1849

pan-Ionic1855

Graecized1860

Greekesquea1878

1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 10 So great an injury they then held it to be depriv'd of Hellenick learning.

1743 W. Hodges Misc. Refl. Two Ess. 42 The Egyptian, Pelasgic, and Hellenic Languages.

1791 R. P. Knight Analyt. Ess. Greek Alphabet ii. 47 This dialect..was thence considered as the common Hellenic dialect.

1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. 63 Before the name and dominion of the Pelasgians had given way to that of the Hellenic race.

1880 Jrnl. Amer. Geogr. Soc. N.Y. 12 22 The Olympian shrine was the most important in the Hellenic world.

1897 Daily News 22 Feb. 9/1 The Hellenic regular troops round Canea.

1936 A. Thirkell August Folly viii. 240 Everyone had a suggestion to make for spending the gift... Mrs. Tebben thought an Icelandic or Hellenic cruise.

1958 R. Liddell Morea i. 14 Nick is a very good driver, in the Hellenic style:..he will overtake anything that is overtakable.

2004 Vogue Living (Austral.) May–June 20/1 The Hellenic Greeks developed an order of architecture, sculpture and ornament that defined classicism. The Romans imperialised it and gave it power.

2. Typography. Designating a variety of Greek type.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > style of type > [adjective] > Greek faces

Porsonian1810

Hellenic1927

Porson1927

1927 Greek Printing Types (Exhib. Brit. Mus.) 3 It is thus only natural that the Graeco-Latin founts should now make way for more directly Hellenic styles of type.

1928 Classical Philol. 23 413 He does not print a critical apparatus at the bottom of the page to mar the beauty of the special Greek type of the ‘new Hellenic fount’.

B. n.

The Greek language or alphabet; (in early use) esp. ancient Greek; (in later use) a branch of the Indo-European language family comprising all periods and dialects of Greek.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Greek

Greekishc1050

Grewc1275

Greeka1400

Hellenic1741

1741 S. Squire Two Ess. Pref. p. vi The Author proceeds in the next place to consider what relation or affinity there was between the Pelasgic and Hellenic, between the ancient and later Language of Greece.

1806 N. Biddle Let. 23 June in R. A. McNeal N. Biddle in Greece (1993) 189 There is one school for reading & writing [modern Greek] with about 60 boys but no old Greek school. There are two or three persons in town who understood Hellenic.

1869 Jrnl. Ethnol. Soc. 1 323 On the evidence of Homer making them [sc. the Trojans] deliver speeches in Hellenic, he considers they spoke the same language as the Hellenes.

1926 Language 2 33 Inherited features which Hittite shares with all or a part of the other languages must be traced to a period in the history of the parent speech prior to the separation of Aryan, Hellenic, Italo-Celtic, Germanic, and Balto-Slavic.

1983 J. Hutchinson Lett. ii. 44 The Phoenician alphabet..was the basis of several alphabets, including Hellenic, the source of the alphabets of Europe.

1998 Language 74 197/2 The subject matter ranges widely over the individual Indo-European language families: specific issues in Anatolian,..Hellenic, Italic, and Tocharian are addressed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hellenic
释义	Hellenicadj.n. Brit. /hᵻˈlɛnɪk/, /hɛˈlɛnɪk/, U.S. /hɛˈlɛnɪk/ Forms: 1600s Hellenick, 1700s– Hellenic, 1800s Ellenic. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek Ἑλληνικός. Etymology: < ancient Greek Ἑλληνικός of or relating to the Hellenes or Greeks < Ἕλλην Hellene n. + -ικός -ic suffix. With use as noun compare ancient Greek Ἑλληνική Greek language (New Testament), use as noun (short for Ἑλληνικὴ γλῶσσα ) of feminine of Ἑλληνικός . See also Hellenics n. A. adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hellenes or Greeks; Greek, Grecian; (Archaeology) of or belonging to the period of ancient Greek culture extending from the beginning of the Iron Age (11th cent. b.c.) to the death of Alexander the Great in 323 b.c.Hellenic is also used more narrowly, to refer to the classical period of Greek civilization and culture, between 490 b.c. and the death of Alexander.neo-, Pan-, phil-, pre-Hellenic: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Greeks > [adjective] Grecana1400 Greekc1400 Gregion1513 Greekisha1568 Grecian1577 Grecanic1601 pan-Ionian1613 Hellenic1644 Grecanical1678 Hellenian1740 Helladian1773 Helladic1779 Greek-like1847 Panhellenic1849 pan-Ionic1855 Graecized1860 Greekesquea1878 1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 10 So great an injury they then held it to be depriv'd of Hellenick learning. 1743 W. Hodges Misc. Refl. Two Ess. 42 The Egyptian, Pelasgic, and Hellenic Languages. 1791 R. P. Knight Analyt. Ess. Greek Alphabet ii. 47 This dialect..was thence considered as the common Hellenic dialect. 1835 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece I. 63 Before the name and dominion of the Pelasgians had given way to that of the Hellenic race. 1880 Jrnl. Amer. Geogr. Soc. N.Y. 12 22 The Olympian shrine was the most important in the Hellenic world. 1897 Daily News 22 Feb. 9/1 The Hellenic regular troops round Canea. 1936 A. Thirkell August Folly viii. 240 Everyone had a suggestion to make for spending the gift... Mrs. Tebben thought an Icelandic or Hellenic cruise. 1958 R. Liddell Morea i. 14 Nick is a very good driver, in the Hellenic style:..he will overtake anything that is overtakable. 2004 Vogue Living (Austral.) May–June 20/1 The Hellenic Greeks developed an order of architecture, sculpture and ornament that defined classicism. The Romans imperialised it and gave it power. 2. Typography. Designating a variety of Greek type. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > relating to type > style of type > [adjective] > Greek faces Porsonian1810 Hellenic1927 Porson1927 1927 Greek Printing Types (Exhib. Brit. Mus.) 3 It is thus only natural that the Graeco-Latin founts should now make way for more directly Hellenic styles of type. 1928 Classical Philol. 23 413 He does not print a critical apparatus at the bottom of the page to mar the beauty of the special Greek type of the ‘new Hellenic fount’. B. n. The Greek language or alphabet; (in early use) esp. ancient Greek; (in later use) a branch of the Indo-European language family comprising all periods and dialects of Greek. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Greek Greekishc1050 Grewc1275 Greeka1400 Hellenic1741 1741 S. Squire Two Ess. Pref. p. vi The Author proceeds in the next place to consider what relation or affinity there was between the Pelasgic and Hellenic, between the ancient and later Language of Greece. 1806 N. Biddle Let. 23 June in R. A. McNeal N. Biddle in Greece (1993) 189 There is one school for reading & writing [modern Greek] with about 60 boys but no old Greek school. There are two or three persons in town who understood Hellenic. 1869 Jrnl. Ethnol. Soc. 1 323 On the evidence of Homer making them [sc. the Trojans] deliver speeches in Hellenic, he considers they spoke the same language as the Hellenes. 1926 Language 2 33 Inherited features which Hittite shares with all or a part of the other languages must be traced to a period in the history of the parent speech prior to the separation of Aryan, Hellenic, Italo-Celtic, Germanic, and Balto-Slavic. 1983 J. Hutchinson Lett. ii. 44 The Phoenician alphabet..was the basis of several alphabets, including Hellenic, the source of the alphabets of Europe. 1998 Language 74 197/2 The subject matter ranges widely over the individual Indo-European language families: specific issues in Anatolian,..Hellenic, Italic, and Tocharian are addressed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1644
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