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, no plural)

bare forms 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