Hellade

French

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás)bor.

Latin Hellaslbor.

Middle French Hellade

French Hellade

Inherited from Middle French Hellade, from Latin Helladem, accusative of Hellas, from Ancient Greek Ἑλλᾰ́ς (Hellắs, “Greece”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.lad/

Proper noun

Hellade f

1. (historical) Ancient Greece

Related terms

• Hellène
• hellénique

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛl.la.dɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɛl.la.de]

Proper noun

Hellade

1. ablative singular of Hellas

Middle French

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás)bor.

Latin Hellaslbor.

Middle French Hellade

Learned borrowing from Latin Helladem, accusative of Hellas, from Ancient Greek Ἑλλᾰ́ς (Hellắs, “Greece”).

Proper noun

Hellade f

1. Hellas
   • 1577, Les navigations, page 284:

     [...] l’Hellade ou Grece [...]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• French: Hellade