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Ancient Greek¹

  • /ˈeɪn.ʃənt ˈɡɹiːk/

proper noun

  1. Any of the various forms of the Greek language of classical antiquity, particularly the classical Attic dialect used in Athenian literature.

noun Ancient Greeks

  1. Alternative letter-case form of ancient Greek (“a native or inhabitant of Ancient Greece”).

    Similar: Greek

adjective

  1. not comparable Alternative letter-case form of ancient Greek (“of or relating to Ancient Greece”).

ancient Greek²

proper noun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Ancient Greek (“any of the various forms of the Greek language of classical antiquity”). Another treasure in the collection is a replica of the Great Rosetta stone inscribed in ancient Egyptian and ancient Greek.

noun ancient Greeks

  1. A native or inhabitant of Ancient Greece.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of or relating to Ancient Greece.

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name the Greek language of classical antiquity

Españolgriego antiguo
한국어고대 그리스어 godae geuriseueo, 희랍어 huirabeo
日本語古代ギリシャ語 kodai Girisha-go
中文古希臘語 /古希腊语 gǔ Xīlàyǔ, 古代希臘語 /古代希腊语 gǔdài Xīlàyǔ
हिन्दीप्राचीन यूनानी prācīn yūnānī
Portuguêsgrego antigo
Françaisgrec ancien, grec antique
DeutschAltgriechisch
Italianogreco antico
Ελληνικάαρχαία ελληνικά archaía elliniká
Românăgreaca antică, greaca veche
Русскийдревнегре́ческий язы́к drevnegréčeskij jazýk, древнегре́ческий drevnegréčeskij
Tiếng Việttiếng Hy Lạp cổ đại
العربيةاللُّغَة الْيُونَانِيَّة الْقَدِيمَة al-luḡa l-yūnāniyya l-qadīma, الإِغْرِيقِيَّة al-ʔiḡrīqiyya, اللُّغَة الإِغْرِيقِيَّة al-luḡa l-ʔiḡrīqiyya

adj Translations

Françaisgrec de l'Antiquité, grec antique, grec ancien

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@misc{ancient_greek_2026,
  title = {Ancient Greek},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ancient%20greek},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}