Athenian

English

Alternative forms

Athenean

Etymology

Athen(s) +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈθiː.ni.ən/

Noun

Athenian (plural Athenians)

An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece.
- 1872, William Lucas Collins, chapter V, in Aristophanes, page 101:
  Here the satire is directed against the passion of the Athenians for the excitement of the law-courts […]

Translations

an inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece

Catalan: atenès (ca) m, atenesa (ca) f, atenenc (ca) m, atenenca (ca) f
Czech: Atéňan m
Danish: athener c, athenienser c
Dutch: Athener (nl) m
Esperanto: atenano
French: Athénien (fr) m, Athénienne (fr) f
Galician: ateniense (gl) m or f
German: Athener (de) m, Athenerin f
Greek: Αθηναίος (el) m (Athinaíos), Αθηναία (el) f (Athinaía), πρωτευουσιάνος (el) m (protevousiános), πρωτευουσιάνα (el) f (protevousiána)
Ancient: Ἀθηναῖος m (Athēnaîos)

Ido: Athinano (io)
Irish: Aithneach m
Norwegian:
Nynorsk: atenar m
Portuguese: ateniense (pt)
Russian: афиня́нин (ru) m (afinjánin), афиня́нка (ru) f (afinjánka)
Spanish: ateniense (es) m or f
Turkish: Atinalı

Adjective

Athenian (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to Athens, Greece.
Of or pertaining to the Greek goddess Athena.

Translations

of or pertaining to Athens, Greece

Catalan: atenès (ca), atenenc (ca)
Czech: aténský (cs)
Danish: athensk
Dutch: Atheens (nl)
Esperanto: atena
Finnish: ateenalainen (fi)
German: Athener (de), athenisch (de)

Greek: αθηναϊκός (el) (athinaïkós), πρωτευουσιάνικος (el) (protevousiánikos)
Irish: Aithneach
Portuguese: ateniense (pt)
Russian: афи́нский (ru) (afínskij)
Spanish: ateniense (es)
Swedish: atensk

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