proper noun · masculinethird declension
Hellēn
Hellēn m sg (genitive Hellēnis)
Classical[ˈhɛl.leːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛl.len]
Meaning
- GreekHellen (mythological patriarch of the Greeks)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Hellēn | — |
| genitive | Hellēnis | — |
| dative | Hellēnī | — |
| accusative | Hellēnem | — |
| ablative | Hellēne | — |
| vocative | Hellēn | — |
Hellēn, ēnis, m., = Ἕλλην,
I. a son of Deucalion, and king of Thessaly, from whom the Greeks were called Hellenes, Plin. 4, 7, 14, § 28.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn).
Descendants
- Catalanhel·lè
- Frenchhellène
- Italianelleno
- Portugueseheleno
- Romanianelen
- Spanishheleno
- Asturianhelenu