Heilléanachas

Irish

Alternative forms

Heilléineachas

Etymology

From Heilléanach (“Hellenic”) +‎ -as.

Noun

Heilléanachas m (genitive singular Heilléanachais)

Hellenism (Greek character and culture)
Synonym: Gréagachas
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

"Heilléanachas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“Hellenism” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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