hellensk

Swedish

Etymology

hellen +‎ -sk. Compare German hellenisch, Ancient Greek Ἑλληνικός (Hellēnikós).

Adjective

hellensk (comparative mer hellensk, superlative mest hellensk)

1. Hellenic

Declension

Inflection of hellensk

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	hellensk	mer hellensk	mest hellensk
neuter singular	hellenskt	mer hellenskt	mest hellenskt
plural	hellenska	mer hellenska	mest hellenska
masculine plural2	hellenske	mer hellenska	mest hellenska
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	hellenske	mer hellenske	mest hellenske
all	hellenska	mer hellenska	mest hellenska

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• hellen
• hellenism
• hellenist
• hellenistisk

See also

• forngrekisk

References

• “hellensk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “hellensk”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “hellensk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)