Attic

WOTD – 6 September 2015

See also: attic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀττικός (Attikós, “related to Athens”).

Adjective

Attic (comparative more Attic, superlative most Attic)

1. Relating to Athenian culture or architecture.
2. Marked by the qualities that were characteristic of the Athenians; classical; refined.
3. Relating to that dialect of Ancient Greek.

Translations

related to Athens

• Armenian: ատտիկյան (hy) (attikyan)
• Catalan: àtic m
• Dutch: Attisch
• German: attisch (de)

• Greek: αττικός (el) (attikós)
• Portuguese: ático (pt)
• Russian: афи́нский (ru) m (afínskij)
• Swedish: attisk (sv), atensk

Derived terms

• Attic base
• Attic salt

Proper noun

Attic

1. An ancient Greek dialect spoken in Attica, Euboea, and the northern coastal regions of the Aegean Sea.

Derived terms

• Atticist
• Atticism
• Atticistic

Translations

Ancient Greek dialect

• Armenian: ատտիկյան (hy) (attikyan)
• Danish: attisk
• Dutch: Attisch
• Faroese: attiskt n

• German: Attisch (de) n
• Greek: Αττική διάλεκτος (Attikí diálektos)
• Portuguese: ático (pt) m
• Swedish: attiska (sv) c

Anagrams

• tacit