English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ελλάς (Hellas "Greece"), from prefix Îλ- (el- "sun, bright, shiny", (elios, "sun")) + λάς (las "rock, stone"). Ελλάς: "The land of the sun and the rock".
Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɛləs|-ɛləs
Proper noun
Hellas
- The Ancient Greek name for ancient and modern Greece, Ελλάς.
Derived terms
Helladic
Related terms
Hellen
Hellene
Hellenic
Hellenisation or Hellenization
Hellenise or Hellenize
Helleniser or Hellenizer
Hellenism
Hellenist
Hellenistic
Hellenistical
Translations
Greek: Ελλάς (Hellas)
Norwegian: Hellas
Norwegian
Proper noun
Hellas
- Greece
See also
greker, *gresk, hellensk
Greeklish
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