Theben

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Via German Theben and Latin Thēbae from Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /teːbən/, [ˈtˢeˀb̥m̩]

Proper noun[edit]

Theben n

  1. Thebes (city in Ancient and Modern Greece, largest city in the landscape of Boetia)
  2. Thebes (major city in Ancient Egypt, at the location modern Luxor)

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed (replacing the plural ending -ae with native -en) from Latin Thebae, from Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈteːbən/, [ˈteː.bm̩], [-bən]
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Proper noun[edit]

Theben n (proper noun, genitive Thebens or (optionally with an article) Theben)

  1. Thebes
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