Athene

See also: Athéné

Translingual

Athene cunicularia

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē, “Athena”), a Greek goddess associated with owls.

Proper noun

Athene f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – certain small, typical owls or owlets.

Synonyms

• (genus): Speotyto

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Strigiformes - order; Strigidae - family; Surniinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Athene blewitti (now Heteroglaux blewitti; forest owlet), Athene brama (spotted owlet), Athene cunicularia (burrowing owl), Athene noctua (little owl) - species

References

• Athene (owl) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Athene on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Athene on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Athene at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Athene at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Athene at Paleobiology Database
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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English

Proper noun

Athene

1. (Greek mythology) Athena

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Danish

Alternative forms

• Athena

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē), Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈtˢeːnə]

Proper noun

Athene

1. (Greek mythology) Athena (the goddess)

Synonyms

• Pallas Athene, Pallas

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Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē) and Ἀθῆναι (Athênai). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːˈteː.nə/

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• Hyphenation: Athe‧ne
• Rhymes: -eːnə

Proper noun

Athene n

1. Athens (the capital city of Greece)
2. (Greek mythology) Athena (ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, craft and war)

Derived terms

• Atheens
• Athener

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German

Athene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈteːnə/

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Proper noun

Athene f (genitive Athenes or Athene)

1. (Greek mythology) Athena

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Athene

1. Athens