Ancient Greek
forms of Greek used from around the 9th century BCE to the 6th century CE
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Ancient Greek is a language [1].
Key Facts
- Instance of: historical language[3]
- Follows: Mycenaean Greek[4]
- Followed by: Modern Greek[5], Tsakonian[6], Koine Greek[7]
- Subclass of: Hellenic[8]
- Writing system: Greek alphabet[9], Linear B[10]
- Commons category: Ancient Greek language[11]
- Wikimedia language code: grc[12]
- Has part(s): Archaic Greek[13], Classical Greek[14], Koine Greek[15], ancient Greek word[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ancient Greek[17]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21]
- Replaces: Mycenaean Greek[22]
- Replaced by: medieval Greek[23]
- Native label: Ἀρχαία Ἑλληνική[24]
- Short name: qədim yunanca[25], greka[26]
- Different from: Koine Greek[27]
- Indigenous to: Ancient Greece[28], Mediterranean Region[29]
- Studied by: Greek studies[30], classics[31], classical philology[32]
- Exact match: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/GRC[33]
- Has grammatical case: nominative case[34], genitive case[35], accusative case[36], dative case[37], vocative case[38]
- Has tense: pluperfect[39], aorist[40], present tense[41]
- Has grammatical mood: indicative[42], subjunctive[43], imperative[44], optative[45]
- Ethnologue language status: 9 Second language only[46]
- Linguistic typology: subject–verb–object[47], nominative–accusative language[48], fusional language[49]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[50]
- Has grammatical gender: masculine[51], feminine[52]
Why It Matters
Ancient Greek has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 98 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
It has been cited as an influence by Venetian[55], a natural language[56], in Italy[57].
FAQs
Who did Ancient Greek influence?
Ancient Greek has been cited as an influence by Venetian[55].