Hellen

See also: hellen

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn).

Proper noun

Hellen

(Greek mythology) the mythological patriarch of the Hellenes, the son of Deucalion (or sometimes Zeus) and Pyrrha, brother of Amphictyon and father of Aeolus, Xuthus, and Dorus

Related terms

Hellene

Translations

mythological patriarch

Ancient Greek: Ἕλλην m (Héllēn)
Latin: Hellēn m

Spanish: Helén (es), Heleno (es)

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Héllēn).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈhel.leːn/, [ˈhɛl.leːn]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈel.len/

Proper noun

Hellēn m (genitive Hellēnis); third declension

(Greek mythology) Hellen (mythological patriarch of the Greeks)

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular
nominative	Hellēn
genitive	Hellēnis
dative	Hellēnī
accusative	Hellēnem
ablative	Hellēne
vocative	Hellēn

Descendants

Italian: elleno

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