Heilléanachas

Irish

Alternative forms

• Heilléineachas

Etymology

From Heilléanach (“Hellenic”) +‎ -as.

Noun

Heilléanachas m (genitive singular Heilléanachais)

1. Hellenism (Greek character and culture)

   Synonym: Gréagachas

2. Hellenism (study or love of Greece)

Declension

Declension of Heilléanachas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Heilléanachas Vocative a Heilléanachais Genitive Heilléanachais Dative Heilléanachas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an Heilléanachas Genitive an Heilléanachais Dative leis an Heilléanachas don Heilléanachas

Related terms

• Gréagóir m, Heilléanaí m (“Hellenist”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Heilléanachas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Hellenism”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024