Attic

See also: attic

WOTD – 6 September 2015

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.

Derived terms

• Attic base
• Attic salt

Translations

related to Athens

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

• Japanese: アッティカの (attika-no)
• Portuguese: ático (pt)
• Russian: афи́нский (ru) m (afínskij)
• Swedish: attisk (sv), atensk

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)
• Japanese: アッティカ方言 (attika hōgen)
• Portuguese: ático (pt) m
• Swedish: attiska (sv) c

Anagrams

• tacit