Ἀθήνη

See also: Ἀθήνῃ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from a lost Pre-Greek language.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ᾰ̓θήνη • (Athḗnē) f (genitive Ᾰ̓θήνης); first declension

  1. Athena
  2. An older name for Athens

Inflection

Only the singular forms are shown; for the plural forms, which refer to the city named after Athena, see Ἀθῆναι (Athênai).

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Athena
  • Greek: Αθήνη (Athíni)
  • Latin: Athēna
  • German: Athene
  • Polish: Atena

References

  • Ἀθήνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Ἀθήνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Ἀθήνη”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Ἀθήνη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,003
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