Helladianadj.n.

Brit.

/hᵻˈleɪdɪən/,

/hɛˈleɪdɪən/, U.S.

/hɛˈleɪdiən/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek Ἑλλαδ- , Ἑλλάς , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek Ἑλλαδ-, Ἑλλάς Greece ( > classical Latin Hellad- , Hellas ; in form a feminine adjective (short for Ἑλλάς γῆ the Helladic land) < the base of Ἕλλην Hellene n. + -άς -ad suffix¹) + -ian suffix.Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς shows the same development in sense as Ἕλλην (see Hellene n.), denoting first a region in the south of Thessaly, then Greece proper as opposed to the Peloponnese, and then Greece as a whole, including the colonies in Asia Minor.

Now rare.

A. adj.

Of or relating to Greece, esp. ancient Greece; Hellenic.

ΚΠ

1773 J. Bryant New Syst. I. Pref. p. ix I shall therefore give a full account of the Helladian Greeks.

1793 W. Jones et al. Diss. Asia x. 248 Whether it [sc. the Argonautick story] was founded on a league of the Helladian princes and states.

a1846 J. H. Frere tr. Homer Iliad in Wks. (1872) II. 446 Fleeing amain Straight forward thro' the broad Helladian plain.

1860 J. Mitford in Poet. Wks. M. Prior I. Ded. p. vii Discoursing in their soft Helladian tongue.

1908 D. Quinn (title) Helladian vistas.

1995 Z. Kobylinski in P. Fouracre New Cambr. Medieval Hist. I. xix. 543 The Helladian theme organised in 695 included Attica, Boeotia and several islands.

B. n.

A Greek, esp. an ancient Greek; a Hellene.

ΚΠ

1773 J. Bryant New Syst. I. 145 The native Helladians were very limited in their knowledge.

1834 H. F. Clinton Fasti Hellenici I. i. 2 He asserts that the Helladians were colonies of another family;..that they came from Egypt and Syria.

1863 W. Howitt Hist. Supernatural ix. 259 We cannot..but in reason suppose, that Clemens of Alexandria, Eusebius of Cæsarea [etc.]..must know more upon this subject than any native Helladian.

1905 J. E. Hayne Amonian or Hamitic Origin Anc. Greeks, Cretans, & Celtic Races (ed. 2) 131 The Helladians, 1800 B. C, were found dispersed nearly over the whole of Greece, and a larger portion of Italy, under the title of Pelasgi.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	helladian
释义	Helladianadj.n. Brit. /hᵻˈleɪdɪən/, /hɛˈleɪdɪən/, U.S. /hɛˈleɪdiən/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek Ἑλλαδ- , Ἑλλάς , -ian suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek Ἑλλαδ-, Ἑλλάς Greece ( > classical Latin Hellad- , Hellas ; in form a feminine adjective (short for Ἑλλάς γῆ the Helladic land) < the base of Ἕλλην Hellene n. + -άς -ad suffix¹) + -ian suffix.Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς shows the same development in sense as Ἕλλην (see Hellene n.), denoting first a region in the south of Thessaly, then Greece proper as opposed to the Peloponnese, and then Greece as a whole, including the colonies in Asia Minor. Now rare. A. adj. Of or relating to Greece, esp. ancient Greece; Hellenic. ΚΠ 1773 J. Bryant New Syst. I. Pref. p. ix I shall therefore give a full account of the Helladian Greeks. 1793 W. Jones et al. Diss. Asia x. 248 Whether it [sc. the Argonautick story] was founded on a league of the Helladian princes and states. a1846 J. H. Frere tr. Homer Iliad in Wks. (1872) II. 446 Fleeing amain Straight forward thro' the broad Helladian plain. 1860 J. Mitford in Poet. Wks. M. Prior I. Ded. p. vii Discoursing in their soft Helladian tongue. 1908 D. Quinn (title) Helladian vistas. 1995 Z. Kobylinski in P. Fouracre New Cambr. Medieval Hist. I. xix. 543 The Helladian theme organised in 695 included Attica, Boeotia and several islands. B. n. A Greek, esp. an ancient Greek; a Hellene. ΚΠ 1773 J. Bryant New Syst. I. 145 The native Helladians were very limited in their knowledge. 1834 H. F. Clinton Fasti Hellenici I. i. 2 He asserts that the Helladians were colonies of another family;..that they came from Egypt and Syria. 1863 W. Howitt Hist. Supernatural ix. 259 We cannot..but in reason suppose, that Clemens of Alexandria, Eusebius of Cæsarea [etc.]..must know more upon this subject than any native Helladian. 1905 J. E. Hayne Amonian or Hamitic Origin Anc. Greeks, Cretans, & Celtic Races (ed. 2) 131 The Helladians, 1800 B. C, were found dispersed nearly over the whole of Greece, and a larger portion of Italy, under the title of Pelasgi. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1773
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