also: こだいギリシアご
Refers to the historical language of ancient Greece; used in academic and historical contexts.
He majored in Ancient Greek at university.
This document is written in Ancient Greek.
Modern Greek, as opposed to the ancient form.
Standard spelling using ギリシャ.
Alternate spelling using ギリシア; also common.
Compound of 古代 (ancient) + ギリシャ (Greece) + 語 (language). The word ギリシャ is from Portuguese 'Grécia' or Dutch 'Griekenland'.