Hyblaean

English

Alternative forms

• Hyblean (more recent)
• Hyblæan (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from French Hybléen, via Latin hyblaeus, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὑβλαῖος (hublaîos, “Hyblaean”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /haɪˈbliː.ən/

Adjective

Hyblaean (comparative more Hyblaean, superlative most Hyblaean)

1. Of or pertaining to the Hyblaean Mountains.
2. (historical) Of or pertaining to Hybla, three ancient cities of Sicily, famous for their bees and honey.
3. (poetic, obsolete) Honeyed.
   • 1742, Edward Young, Night Thoughts, Night II:

     The wise extract earth's most Hyblean bliss,

     Superior wisdom, crown'd with smiling joy.

Derived terms

• Hyblaean cult
• Hyblaean Mountains

 

See also

• Herean Mountains
• Madonie
• Monti Sicani
• Nebrodi

 

Noun

Hyblaean (countable and uncountable, plural Hyblaeans)

1. (countable) An inhabitant of the Hyblaean area, South-eastern Sicily, or a person from that ancestry.
2. (uncountable, cooking) A style of cuisine or individual dishes of or associated with the same area or Hyblaean people. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Proper noun

Hyblaean

1. The dialects of Sicily spoken in the Hyblaean Mountains.