Athenian

English

Alternative forms

• Athenean

Etymology

Athen(s) +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈθiː.ni.ən/

Noun

Athenian (plural Athenians)

1. 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)

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• 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)

1. Of or pertaining to Athens, Greece.
2. 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)
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• Greek: αθηναϊκός (el) (athinaïkós), πρωτευουσιάνικος (el) (protevousiánikos)
• Irish: Aithneach
• Portuguese: ateniense (pt)
• Russian: афи́нский (ru) (afínskij)
• Spanish: ateniense (es)
• Swedish: atensk