Ελλάς

See also: Ἑλλάς

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás, “Greece”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈlas/
• Hyphenation: Ελ‧λάς

Proper noun

Ελλάς • (Ellás) f

1. (Katharevousa, literary) Alternative form of Ελλάδα (Elláda): Greece (a country in Southeast Europe)

Usage notes

Ελλάς (Ellás) is the former, Katharevousa, word for what in Standard Modern Greek is now called Ελλάδα (Elláda) or Ελληνική Δημοκρατία (Ellinikí Dimokratía), the official name.

Declension

  Ελλάς

case     \     number	singular
nominative	Ελλάς •
genitive	Ελλάδος •
accusative	Ελλάδα •
vocative	Ελλάς •

See also

• Ελλάδα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el